Vöku-lið
Old Norse Dictionary - vöku-liðMeaning of Old Norse word "vöku-lið" (or vǫku-lið) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vöku-lið (vǫku-lið)
- n. watching people, scouts, Fms. vii. 310.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vöku-lið may be more accurately written as vǫku-lið.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚢᚴᚢ-ᛚᛁᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.