STROKKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

STROKKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 STROKKR

m. a churn (the hand-churn with an upright shaft which is worked up and down), Vm. 177; hence the name of the famous hot spring in Icel., the name being taken from the churn-like perpendicular column of water. strokk-hljóð, n. the sound of churning.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᚱᚢᚴᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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