Rökva
Old Norse Dictionary - rökvaMeaning of Old Norse word "rökva" (or rǫkva) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
rökva Old Norse word can mean:
- rökva (rǫkva)
- and rökkva, að, [Ulf. riquizjan = σκοτίζεσθαι]:—to grow dark, darken; eigi verðr þat allt at regni sem rökkr í lopti, Ísl. ii. 481 (out of a lost verse in Heiðarv. S.); rökr at regni miklu, it darkens for rain, Ó. H. (in a verse of A. D. 1030); ok nú rökr (rekr Kd.) at élinn annat sinn, FmS. xi. 137.
- rökva (rǫkva)
- II. of the twilight, to grow dark; er tekr at rökkva ok nátta, SkS. 50 new Ed.; er rökkr ok kveldar, v. l.; þegar er rökkva tók, Grett. 158 new Ed.; jafnan er rökkva tók á vetrum, BS. i. (Laur. S.)
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, rökva may be more accurately written as rǫkva.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᚴᚢᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. D.
- Anno Domini.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Heiðarv. S.
- Heiðarvíga Saga. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Laur. S.
- Laurentius Saga. (D. III.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)