Krókr

Old Norse Dictionary - krókr

Meaning of Old Norse word "krókr" in English.

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

krókr Old Norse word can mean:

krókr: m., krákr, Am. 45, Pm. 76; [Engl. crook; Dan. krog; Swed. krok]:—a hook, anything crooked; krókr þrí-angaðr, a three-pronged hook, a trident, Bret. 6: a barb on a spear or arrow head, Grett. 45, 109 new Ed.: of a fishing-hook, Lil. 60, 78, 82; tveggja króka hald í vatnit, Pm. 41; nú er úlfs-hali einn á króki, a saying, Band, (in a verse): a peg, þeir tóku reip ofan ór krókum, Hrafn. 20; brjóta spjót ór krókum, Sturl. iii. 188: a kind of crooked-formed box to carry peat in, torf-krókar: the coils like a dragon’s tail on a ship’s stern, opp. to the ‘head’ (höfuð) on the ship’s stem, fram var á dreka-höfuð, en aptr krókr ok fram af sem sporðr, Hkr. i. 284; þat var dreki, var bæði höfuðin ok krókar aptr mjök gullbúit, Orkn. 332; höfuðit ok krókrinn var allt gullbúið, Fb. i. 435: a kind of boat-hook, a brand-hook, Ísl. ii. 411 (v. l.), n. G. l. ii. 448: of a wrestling trick, see hæl-krókr; the phrase, láta koma krók á móti bragði: a game, trying the strength by hooking one another’s fingers, fara í krók: the phrase, leggja sig í framkróka, to exert oneself, plan and devise; stýris-krókar, a rudder’s hook, Fas. iii. 204; hence prob. the phrase, þar reis at undir króki, there rose (a wave) under the rudder, Sturl. i. 47: an anchor fluke, Fms. vi. (in a verse).

krókr: 2. a winding; Máriu-súðin (a ship) reist langan krók er þeir skyldu snúa henni, Fms. viii. 222; svá var skipat mönnum með fé þessu at þar skyldi engan krók rísta, i. e. to go straight, Ld. 96; göra sér krók, to make a circuit, Fas. iii. 197.

krókr: 3. a device; ok hefir hann þat í hug sér at rétta þenna krók, Ld. 40, 260, Stj. 515; Króka-Refr, Ref the Wily, Krók.

krókr: II. a nook; í krókinn hjá húsinu, Fs. 42, (krók-pallr); aka e-m í öngan krók, to put one into a corner, to entrap, a saying, Fms. vi. 132 (in a verse).

krókr: III. a nickname, Landn.; whence Króks-fjörðr, a local name, Landn. króka-spjót, n. a barbed spear, Ld. 78, Eg. 726, Fbr. 11, and see Worsaae, No. 350.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

opp.: opposed.

prob.: probably.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

i. e.: id est.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

Lil.: Lilja. (A. III.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

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

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Krók.: Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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