Lok-hvíla
Old Norse Dictionary - lok-hvíla
Meaning of Old Norse word "lok-hvíla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lok-hvíla
- u, f. a ‘lock-bed,’ a locked bed-closet, in ancient dwellings, as a defence against night attacks, Sturl. ii. 217, Nj. 183, Eg. 603, Fms. ii. 64, Fs. 72, 102; lokhvílu-þil, the wainscot of a bed-closet, Sturl. ii. 228.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᚼᚢᛁᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)