Vaka

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vaka

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vaka" in Norwegian.

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

vaka: vaka, f. 1) Vaagen; hvárt yðr sýnisk, athann beri fyrir því áhyggju með nátt-ligri vöku Kgs. 13523; þeir héldu vökuyfir hjörð sínni Hom. 6919. 2) natligeBønner, mlat. vigilia; sögðu þat, semmargtítt er, at þeir skyldi fara til hinsheilaga Ólafs til vöku Fm. VII, 309;hann hafði farit til vöku til hins helgaThomas erkibiskups Fm. IX, 37312;Heilag. I, 55225; Bær. 11537; jvf vakna-búð, vaknaskeið, vökulid. 3) Aftenenfør en Festdag, mlat. vigilia, men ogsaa,oftere, selve Festdagen med den til sammehørende Vigilie. DN. I, XXXVIII.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚴᛆ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

mlat.: Latinsk eller Mibbelalderens Sprog.

s.: substantiv.

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