mærke
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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.
Noun edit
mærke n (singular definite mærket, plural indefinite mærker)
- mark, sign, label, tag (some kind of marking on a thing, an animal or a person)
- mark, trace (visible impression)
- brand (type of product)
- stamp
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “mærke,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse merkja, from Proto-Germanic *markijaną, cognate with Norwegian merke, Swedish märka, German merken, Dutch merken.
Verb edit
mærke
- (transitive) to mark (to put a mark on something)
- (transitive) to feel, sense, notice
- (reflexive, transitive) to note, bear in mind (to observe something)
Conjugation edit
Inflection of mærke
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “mærke,2” in Den Danske Ordbog