Lokarr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lokarr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 lokarr

m., dat. lokri, [A. S. locer], a plane, a joiner’s term; lokrar tveir, Pm. 124; kirkjan á þrjá lokra ok felli-stokk, 13: metaph., frekr get ek at þeim þykki lokarr minn til fégjalda, I ween they will think my plane cuts no thin shavings in the matter of fees, Fms. ii. 65: poët., óðar-lokarr, ömun-lokar, the ‘voice-plane’ = the tongue, Ad. 16, Edda 85 (in a verse). lokar-spánn, m. plane shavings, Fms. vi. 156, xi. 34, Edda 46, Þiðr. 20.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᚢᚴᛅᚱᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
dat.
dative.
loc
local, locally.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Ad.
Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Pm.
Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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