Merla

Old Norse Dictionary - merla

Meaning of Old Norse word "merla"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

merla
að, to gleam; fjöll geisla merluð, the fell gleaming with beams of light, Edda (in a verse); hvít-merluð, white-gleaming, of the morning dew, Grönd. 66.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚱᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Grönd.
Benedikt Gröndal.
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