Lokarr

Old Norse Dictionary - lokarr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lokarr" in English.

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

lokarr: m., dat. lokri, [A. S. locer], a plane, a joiner’s term; lokrar tveir, Pm. 124; kirkjan á þrjá lokra ok felli-stokk, 13: metaph., frekr get ek at þeim þykki lokarr minn til fégjalda, I ween they will think my plane cuts no thin shavings in the matter of fees, FmS. ii. 65: poët., óðar-lokarr, ömun-lokar, the ‘voice-plane’ = the tongue, Ad. 16, Edda 85 (in a verse). lokar-spánn, m. plane shavings, FmS. vi. 156, xi. 34, Edda 46, Þiðr. 20.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

dat.: dative.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

poët.: poetically.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Ad.: Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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