Lukka

Old Norse Dictionary - lukka

Meaning of Old Norse word "lukka"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word lukka can mean:lukka

lukka
u, f. [a for. word, from Germ. gluck, but occurs in writers of the 14th century, e. g. Bárð. S., or even earlier], luck; þótti Þórðr mikla lukku á hafa haft, Bárð. 36; eigi mun þér silfr-fátt verða til lukkunnar, Finnb. 254 (from Arna-Magn. 132 fol.), Skíða R. 50, 53, 57: freq. in mod. usage, ó-lukka, ill luck, FmS. v. 255.
lukka
COMPDS: lukkuligr, lukkumaðR.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

e. g.
exempli gratia.
f.
feminine.
for.
foreign.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
R.
Rimur.
S.
Saga.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Arna-Magn.
Arna-Magnacanus.
Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
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