Ökvask
Old Norse Dictionary - ökvaskMeaning of Old Norse word "ökvask" (or ǫkvask) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
ökvask Old Norse word can mean:
- ökvask (ǫkvask)
- að, to form a clod or lump; vegrinn blautr ok aukkast (thus the Cod.) leirinn við fætrna, the road was wet, and the loam stuck to the feet, Thom. 359.
- ökvask (ǫkvask)
- 2. here may be mentioned the mod. phrase, akka e-u saman, to carry or cart together, of heavy things like damp hay; að akka saman votu heyinu.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ökvask may be more accurately written as ǫkvask.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚴᚢᛅᛋᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Cod.
- Codex.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.