Með

Old Icelandic Dictionary - með

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "með" in English.

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

með Old Icelandic word can mean:

með
prep. with dat. and acc.
með
I. with dat.
með
1) with, along with, together with (Unnr dóttir hans fór með honum; hón hafði á skipi m. sér sex tigi karla);
með
2) denoting help, assistance; leggja til m. e-m, to help one by word or deed; to give one advice; fá menn m. sér, to get followers;
með
3) by means of, with (verja sik með sverðum, skjöldum);
með
4) by, through, with, using (með harðfengi ok kappi); m. hlaupi, by running; m. einum bug, with one mind; m. sama hætti, in the same way;
með
5) including, inclusive of (hundrað manna m. nábúum); ok þat m., at, and besides (therewith) that; þann dag ok nóttina m., and the night too;
með
6) among, between (var fact um m. þeim brœðrum); þreyta e-t m. sér, to fight it out among themselves; koma m. e-m, to come among (maðr, er m. mörgum kemr);
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7) denoting inward quality, in (hann hafði alla þá hluti m. sér, er konung prýða);
með
8) along (landit er viðast bygt með sjónum); esp. of direction, with an adv. denoting the direction (upp ~, ofan ~, fram ~, inn ~, út ~, etc.); m. stöfnum, from stem to stern, all along the ship; biðja matar með bœjum, from house to house;
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9) adverbial usages; m. öllu, altogether, quite; m. öllu skjótt, all of a sudden; m. því at, in case that (m. því at ek falla); as, because (m. því at menn vóru hraustir, þá komast þeir yfir ána);
með
10) with verbs; ganga m. barni, to go with child, mæla m., to recommend;
með
II. with acc.
með
1) with, with the notion of bearing, bringing, carrying (hann fór til Íslands m. konu sína ok börn); fara m. vápn, to carry a weapon; fig., fara með sök, mál, to conduct, manage a case; m. engi lögskil, in no lawful manner;
með
2) with, among; úsnotr m., es m. aldir kemr, a fool when he comes among men;
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3) with an ordinal number; m. tólfta mann, with twelve men, including himself; with eleven others.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚦ

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
dat.
dative.
m.
masculine.
e-m
einhverjum.
e-t
eitthvat.
adv.
adverb.
esp.
especially.
etc.
et cetera.

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