Nokkor

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Nokkor

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 nokkor

loc. adverb, = somewhere, anywhere, qs. ne-hvar or ne-veit-hvar; svá nokkor mikit (about so much) fólk er í eynni, Sks. 95 B. 261:—with the notion of somewhat, may be, perhaps, probably, or the like, at þeir mundu nokkor vera í nánd löndum, Nj. 267, Fms. i. 40; nokkur annars staðar, Fms. viii. 360; nokkur neðan á líkamanum, Stj. 98; nokkur námunda þessari bygð, 122; nokkur til heiðinna landa, Fms. ii. 16; ef vér heyrum nokkvor barns grát, x. 218; ef nokkor þess er ván, Grág. ii. 129; þú vart nokkor at vera, Al. 154; vera má at Guð yðvarr sé farinn nokkvor, Stj. 593, 1 Kings xviii. 27.

Runic Inscription

ᚾᚢᚴᚴᚢᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adv
adverb.
adv.
adverb.
ch
chapter.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
gl
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
loc
local, locally.
loc.
local, locally.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
p.
page.
prob
probable, probably.
qs.
quasi.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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