Álka
Old Norse Dictionary - álka
Meaning of Old Norse word "álka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- álka
- u, f. an auk, alca l., Edda (Gl.): álku-ungi, a, m. a young auk, Fs. 147: metaph. a long neck, in the phrase, teygja álkuna (cant).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)