Mök

Old Norse Dictionary - mök

Meaning of Old Norse word "mök" (or mǫk) in English.

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

mök (mǫk)
n. pl. intercourse; in the phrase, eiga mök við e-n, ef þeir eiga við hann kaup eðr önnur mök nokkur, Grág. ii. 164; see mak.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mök may be more accurately written as mǫk.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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