Vökóttr

Old Norse Dictionary - vökóttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vökóttr" (or vǫkóttr) in English.

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

vökóttr (vǫkóttr)
adj. full of holes, of ice, Fms. i. 210.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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