Mörn

Old Norse Dictionary - mörn

Meaning of Old Norse word "mörn" (or mǫrn)

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

Old Norse word mörn can mean:mörn

mörn (mǫrn): f. an ogress or giantess, Edda (Gl.); the ship is called mörnar vakr, hestr, the steed of m., Hallfred; the sea, mörnar mór, Lex. Poët.

mörn (mǫrn): II. the river Marne, Edda (GL).

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mörn may be more accurately written as mǫrn.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᚱᚾ
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:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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