Meiri

Old Icelandic Dictionary - meiri

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "meiri" in English.

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

meiri Old Icelandic word can mean:

meiri
(neut. meira), a. compar., answering to pos. mikill and superl. mestr,
meiri
1) greater, bigger (hann var hverjum manni m. ok sterkari);
meiri
2) greater, larger, more, of quantity (meira fé ok betra).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛁᚱᛁ

Abbreviations used:

compar.
comparative.
neut.
neuter.
superl.
superlative.
m.
masculine.

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