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
  • → Swedish: mög
• Icelandic: myki, mykja
• Norwegian Bokmål: møkk
• Norwegian Nynorsk: myk
• → Middle English: muk, mok
  • English: muck
  • Scots: muk

References

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