Arka
Old Norse Dictionary - arka
Meaning of Old Norse word "arka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- arka
- að, to limp, hobble, of a sluggish gait; láta arka at auðnu, to let matters take their own course, slow and sure like fate, Nj. 185. v. l., Am. 96.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚱᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)