Mark
Old Icelandic Dictionary - markMeaning of Old Icelandic word "mark" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
mark Old Icelandic word can mean:
- mark
- n.
- mark
- 1) mark, token, sign; þat er eitt m. um djarfleik hans, one proof of his daring; til marks um e-t, as a token (proof) of;
- mark
- 2) matter of importance; er þat ekki m., it signifies nothing; lítit m. er at því, it is of little consequence; lítit m. var þá at, er þeir Beli hittust, of no great account was his meeting with B.; at marki, in real earnest, greatly (reiðast at marki);
- mark
- 3) mark (as a sign of property); kenna sitt m. á e-u, to recognize as one’s own mark; a mark on sheep’s ears (þá var m. Sigfúss á sauðum);
- mark
- 4) ornamental figure (hón hafði knýtt um sik blæju ok vóru í mörk blá);
- mark
- 5) boundary mark (skógar m.).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚱᚴ
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- m.
- masculine.
- e-u
- einhverju.
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