Mær

Old Icelandic Dictionary - mær

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "mær" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

mær Old Icelandic word can mean:

mær
I)
mær
a. = mjór (poet.).
mær
II)
mær
(gen. meyjar, dat. mey or meyju, acc. mey, pl. meyjar), f.
mær
1) maid, girl, virgin (úfröm sem ungar meyjar);
mær
2) poet. daughter, answering to mögr (þegi þú Frigg, þú ert Fjörgyns mær).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚱ

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
dat.
dative.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

Back