Vökva
Old Norwegian Dictionary - vökvaMeaning of Old Norwegian word "vökva" (or vǫkva) in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- vökva (vǫkva)
- vökva, v. (kt) = vekja; er hann lá ívöggu, vökti Sif upp höggorma atsveininum (dvs. Herkules) Trój. 2; vökvasér blóð Fld. III, 376.
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, vökva may be more accurately written as vǫkva.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚯᚴᚠᛆ
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:
- s.
- substantiv.
- v.
- Verbum.