Nökkverr

Old Norse Dictionary - nökkverr

Meaning of Old Norse word "nökkverr" (or nǫkkverr) in English.

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

nökkverr (nǫkkverr): m. a απ. λεγ. in a dub. passage, a nick (= nykr?),—nökkvers nökkvi, the nick’s coble = the stone, the rock (?), lasta lauss er lifnaði á nökkvers nökkva Bragi, when the guileless Bragi was left on the rock, Stor. 3; cp. hann tók dvergana, ok flytr þá á sæ út, ‘ok setr þá í flæðarsker,’ Edda 48.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.: απαξ. λεγόμενον.

cp.: compare.

dub.: dubious.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Stor.: Sona-torrek. (A. III.)

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