Mörr
Old Norse Dictionary - mörr
Meaning of Old Norse word "mörr" (or mǫrr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word mörr can mean:mörr
- mörr (mǫrr)
- m., dat. mörvi, mod. mör, gen. pl. mörva, Bjarn. (in a verse):—the suet of an animal, Stj. 430, Bs. i. 568; soðinn mörr, Kormak; forn mör. Bjarn. (in a verse); hálf vætt mörs var í dilkinum, Grett. 141 new Ed.; skera mör, to chop suet, K. Þ. K. 92, Vm. 119, Dipl. iii. 4, Bs. i. 611; netja ok mör, Sks. 129; garn-mör, nýrna-mör, the kidney-fat; mörva mígir. a term of abuse, Bjarn. (in a verse); blóð-mör, a kind of black pudding.
- mörr (mǫrr)
- COMPDS: mörbjúga, mörlandi, mörnefr, mörstrútr, Mörsugr, mörvömb.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mörr may be more accurately written as mǫrr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- gen.
- genitive.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)