Drykkr

Old Norse Dictionary - drykkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "drykkr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

drykkr Old Norse word can mean:

drykkr: jar, m., pl. ir, [A. S. drinc; Engl. drink; Germ. trunk; Dan. drik]:—drink, beverage, FmS. xi. 108, 233; eiga drykk ok sess við e-n, Eg. 95: a draught, Edda 32, 48; hvat hafa Einherjar at drykk? 24; vatns-d., a draught of water, id.; svala-d., þorsta-d., a thirst-draught; muntu nú eigi sparask til eins drykkjar, one draught more, 32; þreyta á drykkinn, to take a deep draught, id.; drekka í tveimr, þremr … drykkjum, to drain in two, three … draughts, id.; undarliga mundi mér þykkja ef þvílíkir drykkir væri svá litlir kallaðir, id.

drykkr: β. sour whey, proncd. drukkr, Krók. 64; freq. in western Icel.

drykkr: COMPDS: drykkjarbolli, drykkjarföng, drykkjarhorn, drykkjarker, drykkjarkostr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᚢᚴᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

proncd.: pronounced.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Krók.: Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)

➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.