mjǫk

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• miǫk, ᛘᛁᚢᚴ (miuk), ᛘᚢᚴ (muk)

Etymology

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

Adverb

mjǫk (comparative meirr, superlative mest)

1. much, very; pretty, quite, rather
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, miök-