Bukkr

Old Norse Dictionary - bukkr

Meaning 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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