Þjökkr

Old Norse Dictionary - þjökkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þjökkr" (or þjǫkkr) in English.

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

þjökkr (þjǫkkr)
adj. thick, = þykkr, q. v.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

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