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Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *marką, cognate to German Mark.
Noun
mǫrk f (genitive merkr, plural merkr)
- 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)
- forest, woodland
- borderland, marches
Declension
Declension of mǫrk (strong ō-stem)
Descendants