Þela-mörk

Old Norse Dictionary - þela-mörk

Meaning of Old Norse word "þela-mörk" (or þela-mǫrk)

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

þela-mörk (þela-mǫrk)
f. the Mark of the Thilir (Þilir, q. v.), a county in Norway, Thelemarken, Fms.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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