Rökkja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - rökkja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "rökkja" (or rǫkkja) in Norwegian.

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

rökkja (rǫkkja)
rökkja, v. (rökk, rakk eller rökk) naa, række, strække til, forslaa (jvf Folkespr.rökkja Aasen 594b5 fgg , sv. räkkja Rietz550b17 fgg , Schlyter 520a18 fgg jvf 52a21.645b22 fgg); þar fyrir vil ek, at brigðisteinn brúnn hestr, sem stendr hjá Hal-varði brœðr mínum, svá langt semhann rœkker ok þat meira af mínumþingum, sem þar tilhøfuer DN. IV,56411 (Aar 1389); værddær Eiríki nokotofrialst í Medalæime, þa skall henvikiæ til sua mykyss afttær í Kissæ,meþan þet rœkkær till, en þa mæiræværdær ofrialst en þet rœkkær, þa skalhen vikiæ til siau aure boll í Fogru-lid DN. VIII, 16617 fg; sættæ þa of-nemdher Þaraldher út jordæna Sanz-mork -, sem ligher í Sire sokn íwædher fyrir mala hennar ok annatlausa góz, meðan hon rækker DN. VII,33911; Ingimunder borghadi Erlende awæghna piltsens Gunnars sit godz ílauso ok fosto sua mykit sem Holm-fridar optnemda godz røkker eighetil at hon se fullvediad DN. IV, 457(35337); han skuldhe sætia dœttrumsinum swa mykit fasta godz í moteok gœra peira luth oc modor arf jepn-godan, som þen Eriker brodher þeræhafde up borit, medhan ey rak lausæpeninga til DN. I, 72320; biodhom werydhær -, at þeer gerer swa samanreidhonæ, sæm aa ær laght þeim í hæn-der sæm oss firir kost sagho. Rækkerþæt æi till, þa læggir swa mykit till,at wiðertaku men sé skadalausir EJb.5754 (DN. IX, 186 S. 18736).

Part of speech: v

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, rökkja may be more accurately written as rǫkkja.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚯᚴᚴᛁᛆ
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:

S.
Side.
v.
Verbum.

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