Loka

Old Norse Dictionary - loka

Meaning of Old Norse word "loka" in English.

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

loka: að, [Engl. to lock], to lock, shut; hann gékk inn í húsit ok lokaði innan hurdina, Fms. ii. 281; loka hús, Þjal. 10:—in mod. usage with dat., loka hurðu, dyrum.

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

Similar entries:

Loka (I)

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Þjal.: Þjalar-Jóns Saga. (G. III.)

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