Vökr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vökr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vökr" (or vǫkr) in Norwegian.

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

vökr (vǫkr)
vökr, adj. vandrig; bið ek at þú gefirmér nú vökva jörð (terram irriguamaquis) Stj. 37934; líkamir vökvir okvátir Stj. 9812.

Part of speech: adj

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚯᚴᚱ
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.

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