Margýgr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - margýgr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "margýgr" in Norwegian.

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

margýgr
margýgr, f. kvindeligt Søtrold, Skabningaf menneskelignende Skikkelse, som antagesat opholde sig i Havet (af marr dvs. Søog gýgr), Havfrue (jvf marmennill).Flat. II, 25 fg Kgs. 397 fg

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛆᚱᚵᛦᚵᚱ
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.

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