Hokra

Old Norse Dictionary - hokra

Meaning of Old Norse word "hokra" in English.

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

hokra: að, [North. E. to hocker], to go bent, crouch; h. eða skríða, to crouch or creep, Mirm.; hægt hokrar þú nú, Hornskeggi, sagði jötunn, Fas. iii. 386; h. at honum, Fbr. 12; þat verðr at hann hokrar undir klæðin hjá henni, Háv. 54; h. undan, to slink away, Fms. xi. 61; eigi stoðar at h. undan í hyrningar, Fbr. 168; h. at e-u, Ísl. ii. 405:—in mod. usage hokra also means to live as a small farmer; whence hokr, n., in bú-hokr, small farming.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

North. E.: Northern English.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)

Mirm.: Mirmants Saga. (G. II.)

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