Mikla
Old Icelandic Dictionary - miklaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "mikla" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
mikla Old Icelandic word can mean:
- mikla
- (að), v.
- mikla
- 1) to make great, increase, magnify; m. sik, to pride oneself;
- mikla
- 2) impers., e-m ~r e-t, one wonders at (konungi ~r þat með sjálfum sér, at);
- mikla
- 3) refl., ~st, to acquire fame (ef konungr vill m. af þessu); to pride oneself (engi maðr miklist eða stœrist af sinni ætt).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚴᛚᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- e-m
- einhverjum.
- impers.
- impersonal.
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