Vökna

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vökna

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vökna" (or vǫkna) in Norwegian.

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

vökna (vǫkna): vökna, v. (að) blive vaad eller fugtig; Sig-urðr hafði haft á sér eldsvirki, okfnjóskinn í valhnotarskurn innan, oksteypt um útan vaxi - at aldri máttivökna Fm. VII, 22514; þat fylgði okþar með, þó at dögg væri mikil ájörðinni -, at hvárki vöknuðu skórhans né klæði, þó at hann væri síð-klæddr Flat. I, 46612; Klm. 16718. 54537.

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, vökna may be more accurately written as vǫkna.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚯᚴᚿᛆ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

v.: Verbum.

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