Okr

Old Norse Dictionary - okr

Meaning of Old Norse word "okr" in English.

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

okr: n. [Ulf. wokrs = τόκος, Luke xix. 23; A. S. wocor; O. H. G. wuochar; Germ. wucher; Dan. aager; Swed. ocker]:—usury, K. Á. 204, 218, BS. i. 684; the word occurs in old writers only in eccl. writerS.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

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