Kokkr

Old Norse Dictionary - kokkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kokkr" in English.

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

kokkr Old Norse word can mean:

kokkr
1. m. [for. word], a cook; kokks-hnífa grélur, Hallgr., (rare.)
kokkr
2. m. a cock, occurs as a απ. λεγ. in Edda (Gl.) ii. 488.

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

Abbreviations used:

for.
foreign.
m.
masculine.
απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Hallgr.
Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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