Vökva

Old Norse Dictionary - vökva

Meaning of Old Norse word "vökva" (or vǫkva) in English.

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

vökva Old Norse word can mean:

vökva (vǫkva): að, to moisten, water; áin Nilus vökvar þat ok frjóvar meðr sinni döggvan, Stj. 77; vökva mun hann fót sinn í viðsmjörvi, 348; gróðrseti ok veykvi, fági ok prýði, 677. 10, freq. in mod. usage; vökva sig, to water oneself, to drink, slake one’s thirst.

vökva (vǫkva): 2. vökva sér blóð, to make blood flow. Fas. iii. 376; see vekja.

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

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

Similar entries:

Vökva (I)

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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