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

Descendants
  • Icelandic: mjög
  • Old Swedish: miok, myok
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