mjǫk

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mekō (“big, great”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“great”).

Adverb

mjǫk (comparative meirr, superlative mest)

1. much, very
2. almost, nearly

   nú er kvæðit mjǫk ort

   now the poem is almost finished

   hann var dauðr mjǫk af kulda

   he was almost frozen to death

Related terms

• mikill (“great”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: mjög
• Old Swedish: miok, myok