Vakr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vakr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vakr" in Norwegian.

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

vakr: vakr, adj. aarvaagen, rask, uforfærdet; vendu þik jafnan sem vakrastan máttu,ok þó svá, at eigi spilli heilsu þínniKgs. 71; báðu þá vera menn vakra okskjóta at ganga í fylking Flat. II, 35210;hann var - hverjum manni kátari okléttari ok vakrari Fm. X, 1523; vakr ígegn freistni Hom. 9217; vakr í bœna-haldi Barl. 1565; hann - gerir sikvakrara, er optarr á bœnum - Thom.251; hinn sæli Páll postoli býðr oss,at vér sém staðfastir á bœn várri okvakrir Heilag. II, 5456. Jvf. árvakr.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚴᚱ
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.

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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