myki
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- mykr
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Germanic *muk-, from Proto-Indo-European *mewg- (“slick, slimy”). Cognates include Middle English mok and muk (English muck).
Pronunciation
- (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈmỹkɪ/
Derived terms
- *mykidyngja
- mykireka
- mykiskán
Descendants
References
- “myki”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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