Hroka

Old Norse Dictionary - hroka

Meaning of Old Norse word "hroka" in English.

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

hroka
að, (see hraukr), to fill a vessel above the brim; cistera hrokuð af gulli, Hkr. iii. 245; hrokaðr (brimful) af úlyfjan, Th. 19: metaph., h. sig upp, to puff oneself up with pride: also hroka-fylla, t, to fill over the brim.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
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