Hrökkva

Old Norse Dictionary - hrökkva

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrökkva" (or hrǫkkva) in English.

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

hrökkva Old Norse word can mean:

hrökkva (hrǫkkva): ð and t, causal of the last verb, to drive back, beat, whip; ok beit eigi heldr á enn tálknskíði væri hrökt um, than if it had been beaten with a reed, Fas. ii. 534, 556: to spur or whip a horse, eptir þat hrökti hann hestinn, Sturl. iii. 50; þá hrökði Þórðr hestinn undir sér ok kvað þetta við raust, 317; Eldgrímr vill nú skilja ok hrökkr hestinn, Ld. 150; þeir hrökkva hann síðan brott, they whipped him off, Mar.

hrökkva (hrǫkkva): II. reflex. to fall back; hann skyldi geyma at engir hreykðisk aptr, that none should lag behind, Sturl. ii. 211; þeir hröktusk (staggered to and fro) þar í lengi dags, Grett. 147 new Ed.

hrökkva (hrǫkkva): 2. esp. to coil, wriggle, of the movement of a snake; ormr hrökvisk (hrøquesc) ok es háll, Eluc. 28, Stj. 96; undan honum hrökðisk ein naðra at Oddi, Fas. ii. 300; ormrinn vildi eigi inn í munninn ok hrökðisk frá í brott, Fms. ii. 179; gengu menn eptir orminum þar til er hann hrökðisk í jörð niðr, vi. 297; þá skreið hann í munn honum ok hrækðiz þegar niðr í kviðinn, x. 325; hrökkvisk hann um hans fótleggi, Stj. 96, cp. hrökkvi-áll.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hrökkva may be more accurately written as hrǫkkva.

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

Similar entries:

Hrökkva (II)

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

reflex.: retlexive.

cp.: compare.

esp.: especially.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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