Mara

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mara

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mara" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

mara
mara, f. Mare, lat. incubus (ght. og mht. mar, mare Mhd. Wb. II, I, 62b49. 63a3 fgg;Lexer I, 204114; ags. mara CockayneA. s. Leechdoms II, 30612). Fris. 1022(Yngl. 16).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛆᚱᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
lat.
latinsk.
s.
substantiv.
S.
Side.

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