Merkja

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

merkja Old Icelandic word can mean:

merkja

(-ta, -tr), v.

merkja

1) to mark (m. eyra á fé);

merkja

2) to mark, draw (hann var merktr eptir Þór, ok hefir hann hamar í hendi); ok m. á nagli nauð, and mark (the character) nauð on one’s nail;

merkja

3) to mark, note, observe (síðan merkti hann þúfu þá, er griðkonan þerði á fœtr sína);

merkja

4) to notice, perceive (merktu þeir at sólargangi, at sumarit munaði aptr til vársins);

merkja

5) to show, indicate (merkti Sunnifa þat í þessu);

merkja

6) to denote, signify, mean (vil ek, at þú segir drauminn ok hvat hann merkir).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚱᚴᛁᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary