Skokkr

Old Norse Dictionary - skokkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skokkr" in English.

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

skokkr: m. a trunk, chest; skokkr var á gólfi, a carpenter’s chest, Rm. 15; þeir höfðu með sér skokka (skrokka Cod.) ok í dýra-merg, Þorf. 430, v. l.: a ship’s hulk, Fms. vi. 141, 252 (in a verse), Orkn. 104 (in a verse), Pd. 20, 38: mod. skrokkr = a trunk.

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

Abbreviations used:

Cod.: Codex.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Pd.: Placidus-drápa. (A. III.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

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