Vöku-skortr

Old Norse Dictionary - vöku-skortr

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

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

vöku-skortr (vǫku-skortr)
m. a lack of moisture, Stj. 291.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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