Krókr
Old Norse Dictionary - krókr
Meaning of Old Norse word "krókr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word krókr can mean:krókr
- krókr
- m., krákr, Am. 45, Pm. 76; [Engl. crook; Dan. krog; Swed. krok]:—a hook, anything crooked; krókr þrí-angaðr, a three-pronged hook, a trident, Bret. 6: a barb on a spear or arrow head, Grett. 45, 109 new Ed.: of a fishing-hook, Lil. 60, 78, 82; tveggja króka hald í vatnit, Pm. 41; nú er úlfs-hali einn á króki, a saying, Band, (in a verse): a peg, þeir tóku reip ofan ór krókum, Hrafn. 20; brjóta spjót ór krókum, Sturl. iii. 188: a kind of crooked-formed box to carry peat in, torf-krókar: the coils like a dragon’s tail on a ship’s stern, opp. to the ‘head’ (höfuð) on the ship’s stem, fram var á dreka-höfuð, en aptr krókr ok fram af sem sporðr, Hkr. i. 284; þat var dreki, var bæði höfuðin ok krókar aptr mjök gullbúit, Orkn. 332; höfuðit ok krókrinn var allt gullbúið, Fb. i. 435: a kind of boat-hook, a brand-hook, Ísl. ii. 411 (v. l.), n. G. l. ii. 448: of a wrestling trick, see hæl-krókr; the phrase, láta koma krók á móti bragði: a game, trying the strength by hooking one another’s fingers, fara í krók: the phrase, leggja sig í framkróka, to exert oneself, plan and devise; stýris-krókar, a rudder’s hook, Fas. iii. 204; hence prob. the phrase, þar reis at undir króki, there rose (a wave) under the rudder, Sturl. i. 47: an anchor fluke, Fms. vi. (in a verse).
- krókr
- 2. a winding; Máriu-súðin (a ship) reist langan krók er þeir skyldu snúa henni, Fms. viii. 222; svá var skipat mönnum með fé þessu at þar skyldi engan krók rísta, i. e. to go straight, Ld. 96; göra sér krók, to make a circuit, Fas. iii. 197.
- krókr
- 3. a device; ok hefir hann þat í hug sér at rétta þenna krók, Ld. 40, 260, Stj. 515; Króka-Refr, Ref the Wily, Krók.
- krókr
- II. a nook; í krókinn hjá húsinu, Fs. 42, (krók-pallr); aka e-m í öngan krók, to put one into a corner, to entrap, a saying, Fms. vi. 132 (in a verse).
- krókr
- III. a nickname, Landn.; whence Króks-fjörðr, a local name, Landn. króka-spjót, n. a barbed spear, Ld. 78, Eg. 726, Fbr. 11, and see Worsaae, No. 350.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᚢᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- opp.
- opposed.
- prob.
- probably.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- i. e.
- id est.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
- Lil.
- Lilja. (A. III.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Pm.
- Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Krók.
- Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)