Strokkr

Old Norse Dictionary - strokkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "strokkr" in English.

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

strokkr: m. a churn (the hand-churn with an upright shaft which is worked up and down), Vm. 177; hence the name of the famous hot spring in Icel., the name being taken from the churn-like perpendicular column of water. strokk-hljóð, n. the sound of churning.

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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