Myrk-nætti
Old Norse Dictionary - myrk-nætti
Meaning of Old Norse word "myrk-nætti"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- myrk-nætti
- n. [Old Engl. mirke nich, Story of Havelok the Dane, 1. 66], mirk-night, the dead of night, Sturl. iii. 227, Stj. 559, Mar. 1108.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᚱᚴ-ᚾᛅᛏᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)