Lurkr

Old Norse Dictionary - lurkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lurkr" in English.

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

lurkr Old Norse word can mean:

lurkr: m. a cudgel, Nj. 194, Sd. 136, Gþl. 177, Vd. 77; tré-lurkr, Glúm. 342, Fms. viii. 96; járn-lurkr, Hbl.; vera allr lurkum laminn, to feel as if thrashed with cudgels: metaph. of the winter 1601 A. D., var sá vetr aftaka-harðr frá Jólum um allt Ísland, ok kallaðr Lurkr, Espol. Árb. s. a.

lurkr: COMPDS: lurkshögg, lurkslegr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. D.: Anno Domini.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

s. a.: sub anno.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hbl.: Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Vd.: Vatnsdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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