Holkr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - holkr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "holkr" in Norwegian.

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

holkr: holkr, m. (G. -s, N. Pl. -ar) kort Rør afMetal, hvis ene Ende er lukket med enPlade, og i hvis anden Ende man stikkerEnden af et Skaft saaledes at denneindesluttes deri, omgives deraf. Fld.II, 2598; jvf járnholkr; Ordet forekom-mer paa det under holka anførte Stedbrugt til at betegne de kvindelige Kjøns-dele. Som Øgenavn oftere, f. Ex. Hal-dórr holkr EJb. 5441; DN. II, 501.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚮᛚᚴᚱ
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:

f.: Feminin.

G.: Genitiv.

m.: Masculin.

Pl.: Pluralis.

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