Ár-vakr
Old Norse Dictionary - ár-vakr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ár-vakr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ár-vakr
- adj. (and árvekni, f. mod.), early awake, early rising, Lv. 43, Sks. 19: the name of one of the horses of the Sun, Edda, Gm. 37.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚱ-ᚢᛅᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Gm.
- Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)