mǫrk

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See also: mörk and Mork

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *marką, cognate to German Mark.

Noun

mǫrk f (genitive merkr, plural merkr)

  1. mark, by weight or value, = eight ounces (átta aurar)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Norse *ᛗᚨᚱᚲᚢ (*marku) (genitive attested as ᛗᚨᚱᚲᛁᛉ (markiʀ /⁠markiʀ⁠/) in ᚨᛚᛃᚨᛗᚨᚱᚲᛁᛉ (aljamarkiʀ /⁠aljamarkiʀ⁠/, of a foreign borderland)), from Proto-Germanic *markō.

Noun

mǫrk f (genitive markar or merkr)

  1. forest, woodland
  2. borderland, marches
Declension
Descendants
  • Icelandic: mörk
  • Faroese: mørk
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mork, mark
  • Old Swedish: mark
  • Danish: mark
    • Norwegian Bokmål: mark
  • Old Irish: marg