Rokkr

Old Norse Dictionary - rokkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "rokkr" in English.

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

rokkr
m. [for. word; Germ. rock], a jerkin, Or. 20; it occurs also in poets of the 16th century, Bs. ii. 488.

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

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Abbreviations used:

for.
foreign.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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