Lok

Old Norse Dictionary - lok

Meaning of Old Norse word "lok" in English.

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

lok: n. [Ivar Aasen lok; Dan. laag; the word remains in Engl. hem-lock], a kind of fern or weed; in the phrase, ganga sem lok yfir akr, to spread like weeds over a field; menn hans gengu sem lok yfir akra, Orkn. 4; gengu þeir einir yfir allt sem lok yfir akra, Fbr. 24 new Ed.; the mod. sem logi yfir akra is a corruption of the old phrase.

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

Similar entries:

Lok (II)

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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

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