OKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

OKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 OKR

n. [Ulf. wokrs = τόκος, Luke xix. 23; A. S. wocor; O. H. G. wuochar; Germ. wucher; Dan. aager; Swed. ocker]:—usury, K. Á. 204, 218, Bs. i. 684; the word occurs in old writers only in eccl. writers.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

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