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mark n

1. mark, token, sign; þat er eitt m um djarfleik hans, one proof of his daring; til marks um e-t, as a token (proof) of;
2. matter of importance; er þat ekki m, it signifies nothing; lítit m er at því, it is of little consequence; lítit m var þá at, er þeir Beli hittust, of no great account was his meeting with B; at marki, in real earnest, greatly (reiðast at marki) ;
3. mark (as a sign of property); kenna sitt m á e-u, to recognize as one's own mark; a mark on sheep's ears (þá var m Sigfúss á sauðum) ;
4. ornamental figure (hón hafði knýtt um sik blæju ok vóru í mörk blá) ;
5. boundary mark (skógar m)

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