mærke

• IPA^(key): /mɛrkə/, [ˈmaɐ̯ɡ̊ə]

From Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic *markiją, cognate with Norwegian merke, Swedish märke. It has supplanted a shorter derivation from the same root, *marką, cf. Old Danish mark, Old Norse mark, English mark.

mærke n (singular definite mærket, plural indefinite mærker)

1. mark, sign, label, tag (some kind of marking on a thing, an animal or a person)
2. mark, trace (visible impression)
3. brand (type of product)
4. stamp

• “mærke,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Old Norse merkja, from Proto-Germanic *markijaną, cognate with Norwegian merke, Swedish märka, German merken, Dutch merken.

mærke

1. (transitive) to mark (to put a mark on something)
2. (transitive) to feel, sense, notice
3. (reflexive, transitive) to note, bear in mind (to observe something)

• “mærke,2” in Den Danske Ordbog