Nykr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - nykr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "nykr" in Norwegian.

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

nykr
nykr, m. Stank, Lugt, = fnykr, knykr,snykr (jvf Folkespr. nök Aasen 548b48);þóttist hón sjá þar í húsinu dýr nökkutmikit, svart ok ógurligt; því fylgdinykr ok fýla Bp. I, 1998.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛦᚴᚱ
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:

m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.

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