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Nökkvi

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1 nökkvi nǫkkvi

a, m.; in the phrase, þungr sem ‘nökkvi,’ or nökkva-þungr, of things like hay soaked with water or the like. This word can hardly be related to nökkvi, a boat; we think it is qs. n-ökkvi, cp. ökkr and ökvast, ‘þungr sem einn ökvi’ rapidly pronounced sem ‘nökvi, the n being taken from the preceding word, as in njóli (jóll, p. 326, col. 2).
Orthography

Orthography

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Similar Words

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

nökkvi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
p.
page.
qs.
quasi.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)

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