Lokkr

Old Norse Dictionary - lokkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lokkr" in English.

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

lokkr: m. [A. S., Engl., Germ., and Dan. lock], a lock of hair, Stj. 417, Fb. ii. 563, FS. 5, Bret. 103, the word is not freq. with the ancients, who used leppr (q. v.), which is now vulgar. lokka-maðr, m. a man with thick locks of hair, Sturl. i. 21.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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

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