myki

Old Norse

Etymology

Derived 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

• mykireka
• mykiskán

Descendants

• Danish: møg
• Icelandic: myki, mykja

References

• “myki”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press