Meirr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - meirr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "meirr" in English.

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

meirr Old Icelandic word can mean:

meirr
adv. compar., answering to mjök and superl. mest,
meirr
1) more (konungr elskaði Hákon m. en nökkurn mann annan);
meirr
2) then, after that; sitja m. um sáttir saman, and afterwards sit at peace together;
meirr
3) with another compar.; firr m., farther off; sunnar m., more to the south.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛁᚱᚱ

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
compar.
comparative.
superl.
superlative.
m.
masculine.

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