Skvakka

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skvakka

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skvakka" in Norwegian.

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

skvakka
skvakka, v. (að) give en skvulpende Lyd somVand under Fødderne (se Aasen 77612 fg);er hann gékk ofan frá naustinu, þáhljóp Þorfinnr at honum ok hjó meðöxi á milli herða honum, ok sökk öxinok skvakkaði við Grett. 1630.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᚠᛆᚴᚴᛆ
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:

v.
Verbum.

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