Mýrkjartan
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse Mýrkjartan, from Old Irish Muircheartach (literally “mariner”), from muir (“sea”) + cheartach (“warrior”). Muircheartach was the name of an Irish king whose daughter Melkorka (Old Irish Mael Curcaigh (“servant of Curcach”)) was brought to Iceland as a slave.
Proper noun
editMýrkjartan m
- a male given name from Old Irish
Declension
editdeclension of Mýrkjartan
m-s1 | singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | ||
nominative | Mýrkjartan | |
accusative | Mýrkjartan | |
dative | Mýrkjartani | |
genitive | Mýrkjartans |
References
edit- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)