Mörðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mörðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mörðr" (or mǫrðr) in Norwegian.

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

mörðr (mǫrðr)
mörðr, m. (G. marðar) Maar (mustelamartes L., t. marder) forekommer kunsom Mandsnavn, medens Ordet dog og-saa haves i marðskinn.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, mörðr may be more accurately written as mǫrðr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚯᚱᚦᚱ
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:

G.
Genitiv.
L.
Linje.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.

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