Kjökra
Old Norse Dictionary - kjökraMeaning of Old Norse word "kjökra" (or kjǫkra) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kjökra (kjǫkra)
- að, to whine, to speak with a broken, faltering voice; kveða kjökrandi, Sturl. ii. 214, freq. in mod. usage.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kjökra may be more accurately written as kjǫkra.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚢᚴᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)