Miklagarðr

Viking Language Dictionary - miklagarðr

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "Miklagarðr"

Miklagarðr
m Miklagard (place name) ‘the Great City,’ Constantinople, capital of the Greek Byzantine Empire; spelled in some editions Mikligarðr

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᛘᛁᚴᛚᛅᚴᛅᚱᚦᚱ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᛘᛁᚴᛚᛆᚴᛆᚱᚦᚱ

Abbreviations used:

f
feminine
m
masculine
n
neuter
pl
plural
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