Vákr

Old Norse Dictionary - vákr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vákr" in English.

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

vákr Old Norse word can mean:

vákr: 1. adj. [A. S. wâc; early Dan. vaak; cp. veykr], weak = veykr; íss mjök vakr, Fb. i. 235, Hb., MSS.

vákr: 2. m. [Ivar Aasen vaak], a weakling, Edda i. 532.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Hb.: Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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