myki

Old Norse

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *mewg- (“slick, slimy”). Cognates include Middle English mok and muk (English muck).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmyki/

Noun

myki f

dung

Derived terms

mykireka
mykiskán

Descendants

Icelandic: mykja

References

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

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