Nökleikr

Old Norse Dictionary - nökleikr

Meaning of Old Norse word "nökleikr" (or nǫkleikr) in English.

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

nökleikr (nǫkleikr): (-leiki), m. nakedness, Stj. 34, 35.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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