Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Rökkja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 rökkja rǫkkja

pret. rak, an obsolete strong verb; [Engl. reach; Ivar Aasen rökkja; provinc. Swed. räkkja; Dan. række]:—to suffice, D. N. iv. 457, 564; meðan eigi rak lausa penninga til, i. 723. In mod. usage Icel. say, það hrökkr ekki til, confounding this word with hrökkva, which seems to be a different word.

Orthography

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Similar Words

Runic Inscription

rökkja

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
pret.: preterite.
provinc.: provincial.
suff: suffix.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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