Snæ-kökkr

Old Norse Dictionary - snæ-kökkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "snæ-kökkr" (or snæ-kǫkkr) in English.

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

snæ-kökkr (snæ-kǫkkr)
m. (snjó-kökkr), a snowball, Fms. vii. 230, Dropl. 22.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛅ-ᚴᚢᚴᚴᚱ
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:

Dropl.
Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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