mearc

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *marku, from Proto-Germanic *markō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mæ͜ɑrk/, [mæ͜ɑrˠk]

Noun

mearc f

mark, sign, character
boundary, limit

Declension

Declension of mearc (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mearc	mearca, mearce
accusative	mearce	mearca, mearce
genitive	mearce	mearca
dative	mearce	mearcum

Derived terms

mearcian (“to mark”)
Mierċe (“Mercia”)

Descendants

Middle English: marke, merke, mark
- English: mark
- Scots: merk, mark

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