Megum

Old Norwegian Dictionary - megum

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "megum" in Norwegian.

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

megum: megum med foregaaende Dativ af et Pro-nomen, Talord eller lignende, = megin,maa vel antages at staa for vegum ellerveginum (jvf vegna) i Betydningen "paaden ene eller anden Side af noget" (e-s):ef menn búa tveim megum ár Grg. II,932 jvf 935; öllum megum umkringisMar. 65624; svá at þeir megi eigi öllummegum at oss ganga Eg. 53 (11022);þeim megum, sem at vissi borginniHeilag. I, 69324; öðrum megum þessbekkjar Didr. 30116; sínum megumhvárir Fm. VIII, 5117. - Staar megumfor vegum (veginum), maa vel detteenten tilskrives den foregaaende Dativ-endelse -m, eller Overgangen ansees foranalog med mið, mér for við, vér.

Part of speech: uten ordklasse

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚽᚵᚢᛘ
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:

m.: Masculin.

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