Vökvi

Old Norse Dictionary - vökvi

Meaning of Old Norse word "vökvi" (or vǫkvi) in English.

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

vökvi (vǫkvi): a, m. = vökva, a moisture, fluid, Barl. 18, 118, H. E. i. 480, Fas. ii. 378, Pr. 474; and so in mod. usage.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

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