Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sökkva

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 sökkva sǫkkva

ð and t, a causal to the preceding, [Ulf. saggqian; Dan. sænke]:—to make to sink, sink, with dat., Fms. vi. 286, Blas. 48; ok sökðu þar niðr kistunni, Ó. H. 226; brutu á raufar ok söktu niðr, Eg. 125, (cp. Dan. bore i sænk); bar ek á sæ út ok sökða með grjóti, 656 B. 1; sökkva í fötu (dat.), to sink a pail into the well or brook, for fetching water; gékk Gunnlaugr til lækjar ok sökti í hjálminum, Ísl. ii. 269, v. l.; Egill tók hjálminn ok sökkvir (sökkr Ed.) niðr í kjölinn, ok drakk þrjá drykki mikla, Fms. xi. 233.

2 sökkva sǫkkva

II. reflex. to sink oneself; nú mun hón sökvask (seycquaz Ed.), Vsp. fine; sökstú (imperat. seycstu Ed.) nú gýgjar kyn, Helr. 14; hann sökðisk í hafit, Edda (pref.) i. 226; hann skaut, kom á hvalinn, ok sökðisk, Korm. 164; svá sem vagn snýsk á himni ok sökkvisk (söksk Ed.) eigi, Magn. 470, cp. Od. v. 275.

Orthography

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Similar Words

Runic Inscription

sökkva

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
imperat.: imperative.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
plur.: plural.
pref.: preface.
pres.: present.
pret.: preterite.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.
S.: South, Southern.
subj.: subjunctive.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.
ζ: uncertain or wrong reading.

Works & Authors

Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Helr.: Helreið Brynhildar. (A. II.)
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Od.: Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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