Sök-vörn

Old Norse Dictionary - sök-vörn

Meaning of Old Norse word "sök-vörn" (or sǫk-vǫrn) in English.

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

sök-vörn (sǫk-vǫrn)
f. = sakvörn (q. v.), Nj. 232.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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