Nokkor

Old Norse Dictionary - nokkor

Meaning of Old Norse word "nokkor" in English.

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

nokkor: loc. adverb, = somewhere, anywhere, qs. ne-hvar or ne-veit-hvar; svá nokkor mikit (about so much) fólk er í eynni, Sks. 95 B. 261:—with the notion of somewhat, may be, perhaps, probably, or the like, at þeir mundu nokkor vera í nánd löndum, Nj. 267, Fms. i. 40; nokkur annars staðar, Fms. viii. 360; nokkur neðan á líkamanum, Stj. 98; nokkur námunda þessari bygð, 122; nokkur til heiðinna landa, Fms. ii. 16; ef vér heyrum nokkvor barns grát, x. 218; ef nokkor þess er ván, Grág. ii. 129; þú vart nokkor at vera, Al. 154; vera má at Guð yðvarr sé farinn nokkvor, Stj. 593, 1 Kings xviii. 27.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

loc.: local, locally.

qs.: quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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