Rök-stólar

Old Norse Dictionary - rök-stólar

Meaning of Old Norse word "rök-stólar" (or rǫk-stólar) in English.

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

rök-stólar (rǫk-stólar)
m. pl. a judgment-seat, Vsp.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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