Rökkr

Old Norse Dictionary - rökkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "rökkr" (or rǫkkr) in English.

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

rökkr (rǫkkr)
m. = rokkr, a jerkin, Thom. 457.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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