Myrkr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - myrkrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "myrkr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
myrkr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- myrkr
- I)
- myrkr
- (acc. myrkan, -van, -jan), a.
- myrkr
- 1) dark, murky (um kveldit, er myrkt var); myrkt var af nótt, the night was dark; gørði-myrkt, it grew dark;
- myrkr
- 2) dark, obscure in meaning, hard to understand (myrkt þykki mér þat mælt at kalla skáldskap með þessum heitum).
- myrkr
- II)
- myrkr
- n. darkness (m. var mikit).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᚱᚴᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
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