Grát-kjökr
Old Norse Dictionary - grát-kjökrMeaning of Old Norse word "grát-kjökr" (or grát-kjǫkr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- grát-kjökr (grát-kjǫkr)
- n. sobbing, choked tears.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, grát-kjökr may be more accurately written as grát-kjǫkr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛅᛏ-ᚴᛁᚢᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.