BOKKI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

BOKKI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 BOKKI

a, m., means probably a he-goat, [cp. Germ. bock; Dan. bukk; Engl. buck], a familiar mode of address; Höttr heiti ek, bokki sæll, and, skaltu nú bana mér, bokki, my good fellow, ‘old buck,’ Fas. i. 66; muntú festa, bokki, tindinn í kambi mínum (the old woman addressing the bishop), Fb. iii. 446: stærri bokkar, bigger men, 352, vide stór-bokki.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᚴᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
prob: probable, probably.
sing: singular.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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