Vakka

Old Norse Dictionary - vakka

Meaning of Old Norse word "vakka" in English.

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

vakka Old Norse word can mean:

vakka
1. að, = vafka, to stray, hover about; láta vakka við skipin, Fms. viii. 289, Fas. ii. 88.
vakka
2. u, f., prob. an error either from veski or kakki, qq. v. (vatn-kakki); hunang í tunnum eðr vökkum, N. G. L. ii. 254.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.
prob.
probably.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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