Mersing
Old Norse Dictionary - mersing
Meaning of Old Norse word "mersing"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mersing
- or messing, f. brass, Þorf. Karl. 374; enda lögsilfr þat er meiri hluti sé silfrs en messingar, ok þoli skor, Grág. i. 392; mersingar-spónn, a brasen spoon, Þorf. Karl. 376, Pm. 6; mersingar-hestr, a brasen horse, Glúm. 353; mersingar-ker, -stika, -ketill, -kola, -kross, -lampr, a brasen vessel … lamp, Vm. 2, 8, 35, 102, 129.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚱᛋᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Pm.
- Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Þorf. Karl.
- Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)