Öku-þórr
Old Norse Dictionary - öku-þórrMeaning of Old Norse word "öku-þórr" (or ǫku-þórr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- öku-þórr (ǫku-þórr)
- m., one of the names of Thor, Edda 14, 28, but not found in the poems themselves; the öku- is not to be derived from aka, but is rather of Finnish origin, Ukko being the thunder-god of the Chudic tribes.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öku-þórr may be more accurately written as ǫku-þórr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚴᚢ-ᚦᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)