Jálkr

Old Norse Dictionary - jálkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "jálkr" in English.

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

jálkr Old Norse word can mean:

jálkr
m. [Norse jelk: Dan. vallak], a gelding; ef graðr hestr bítr jálk, Gþl. 392: in mod. usage a hackney, freq.
jálkr
II. a pr. name of Odin, Gm., Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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