Lok

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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1 lok

n. [Ivar Aasen lok; Dan. laag; the word remains in Engl. hem-lock], a kind of fern or weed; in the phrase, ganga sem lok yfir akr, to spread like weeds over a field; menn hans gengu sem lok yfir akra, Orkn. 4; gengu þeir einir yfir allt sem lok yfir akra, Fbr. 24 new Ed.; the mod. sem logi yfir akra is a corruption of the old phrase.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᚢᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adv: adverb.
adv.: adverb.
adverb.: adverbially.
bisk: bishop.
ch: chapter.
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
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
plur.: plural.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Am.: Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Mag.: Magus Saga. (G. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Þorst. Síðu H.: Þorsteins Saga Síðu-Hallssonar. (D. II.)

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