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/

Noun

myki f

  1. dung

Derived terms

  • *mykidyngja
  • mykireka
  • mykiskán

Descendants

  • Danish: møg
  • Icelandic: myki, mykja
  • Norwegian Bokmål: møkk
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: myk
  • → Middle English: muk, mok

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “myki”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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