Stökkvi-brögð

Old Norse Dictionary - stökkvi-brögð

Meaning of Old Norse word "stökkvi-brögð" (or stǫkkvi-brǫgð) in English.

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

stökkvi-brögð (stǫkkvi-brǫgð)
n. pl. an unforeseen accident (?); nú hafa vorðit í s., Fb. iii. 450.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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