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mærke

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɛrkə/, [ˈmaɐ̯ɡ̊ə]

Etymology 1

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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

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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
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Etymology 2

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

Verb

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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)
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