Rœkr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - rœkr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "rœkr" in Norwegian.

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

rœkr: rœkr, adj. omhyggelig for at varetage, hvad der er at gjøre; ef sá er eigi nær, erarfi er rœkr, þá er arfr tœmist, oksetsk sá í arf, er nánastr er at frænd-semi, þá -; en þar sem arfi rœkrsetsk í, þá skal engi maðr hann órsœkja Frost. 8, 17; hón var hin ræk-asta kona Fm. III, 15329.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚯᚴᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

m.: Masculin.