Öldu-stokkr

Old Norse Dictionary - öldu-stokkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "öldu-stokkr" (or ǫldu-stokkr) in English.

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

öldu-stokkr (ǫldu-stokkr)
m. bulwarks of a ship, etc.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.
et cetera.
m.
masculine.

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