Ekkja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ekkja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ekkja" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

ekkja
ekkja, f. 1) Enke (jvf Rydqv. V, 14 fg.262). Grg. II, 2915; SE. I, 536; Bp.II, 16127; bera ekkju nafn dvs. kaldes,være Enke, Völs. 18117 (c. 38). 2) poet.om Kvinde i Alm. (jvf lapp. akka);Ægis ekkjor Herv. 34110.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᚴᚴᛁᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

Alm.
Almindelighev.
c.
Capitel.
f.
Feminin.
fg.
følgende.
lapp.
lappisk.
m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.
poet.
poetisk.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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