Old Norse Dictionary Entry

LOKKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 LOKKR

m. [A. S., Engl., Germ., and Dan. lock], a lock of hair, Stj. 417, Fb. ii. 563, Fs. 5, Bret. 103, the word is not freq. with the ancients, who used leppr (q. v.), which is now vulgar. lokka-maðr, m. a man with thick locks of hair, Sturl. i. 21.

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Runic Inscription

LOKKR

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "LOKKR" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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