Bukkr
Old Norse Dictionary - bukkrMeaning of Old Norse word "bukkr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
bukkr Old Norse word can mean:
- bukkr
- m. [A. S. bucca; Engl. buck; Germ. bock; Swed.-Dan. bukk; cp. bokki]:—a he-goat, rare; hafr is the common word, Stj. 177, Ó. H. 15:—Lat. aries, a battering ram, Al. 89.
- bukkr
- COMPDS: bukkablóð, bukkaskinn, bukkavara.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚴᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
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