Merkr
Old Norse Dictionary - merkr
Meaning of Old Norse word "merkr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- merkr
- adj. of mark, noteworthy, truthful; merkr maðr ok sannorðr, Fms. ii. 282; er bæði var merkr ok réttorðr, Bs. i. 138; sem dyggvastr ok merkastr, Th. 18; eigi merkr ok miðlungi réttorðr, Sturl. ii. 188; ú-merkr, inaccurate, untrustworthy, Ld. 232, Fms. ii. 268.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚱᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Th.
- Theophilus. (F. III.)