Ökvinn

Old Norse Dictionary - ökvinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "ökvinn" (or ǫkvinn) in English.

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

ökvinn (ǫkvinn)
adj. clodded, lumpy; ökkvinn hleifr, Rm. 4 (opp. to hleifa þunna, 28): hleifr þykkr ok ökvinn, þrunginn sáðum, Völsa-þ. ökvinn-kálfa, u, f. with the lumpy calves of the bondwoman, Rm.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
opp.
opposed.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Rm.
Rígsmál. (A. II.)
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