Merki
Old Icelandic Dictionary - merkiMeaning of Old Icelandic word "merki" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
merki Old Icelandic word can mean:
- merki
- (gen. pl. merkja), n.
- merki
- 1) boundary, = landa~;
- merki
- 2) banner, standard (tók ~t af stönginni);
- merki
- 3) mark, token, sign (mun þat til merkja, at þeir Grímr munu heim koma); þessir menn, er náliga vóru með øngum merkjum, of no mark, distinction;
- merki
- 4) remains, traces (þeir lögðu ok garðinn sem enn sér m.).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚱᚴᛁ
Abbreviations used:
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- m.
- masculine.
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