Vöku-samr

Old Norse Dictionary - vöku-samr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vöku-samr" (or vǫku-samr) in English.

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

vöku-samr (vǫku-samr)
adj. moist; vökusamt vátlendi, Stj. 201.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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