mærke

• IPA^(key): /mɛrkə/, [ˈmaɐ̯ɡ̊ə]

From Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic *markiją, cognate with Norwegian merke, Swedish märke. It has supplanted a shorter derivation from the same root, *marką, cf. Old Danish mark, Old Norse mark, English mark.

mærke n (singular definite mærket, plural indefinite mærker)

1. mark, sign, label, tag (some kind of marking on a thing, an animal or a person)
2. mark, trace (visible impression)
3. brand (type of product)
4. stamp

• “mærke,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Old Norse merkja, from Proto-Germanic *markijaną, cognate with Norwegian merke, Swedish märka, German merken, Dutch merken.

mærke (imperative mærk, infinitive at mærke, present tense mærker, past tense mærkede, perfect tense mærket)

1. (transitive) to mark (to put a mark on something)
2. (transitive) to feel, sense, notice
3. (reflexive, transitive) to note, bear in mind (to observe something)

• “mærke,2” in Den Danske Ordbog