Lurkr

Old Norse Dictionary - lurkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lurkr"

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

Old Norse word lurkr can mean:lurkr

lurkr
m. a cudgel, Nj. 194, Sd. 136, Gþl. 177, Vd. 77; tré-lurkr, Glúm. 342, Fms. viii. 96; járn-lurkr, Hbl.; vera allr lurkum laminn, to feel as if thrashed with cudgels: metaph. of the winter 1601 A. D., var sá vetr aftaka-harðr frá Jólum um allt Ísland, ok kallaðr Lurkr, Espol. Árb. s. a.
lurkr
COMPDS: lurkshögg, lurkslegr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. D.
Anno Domini.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
s. a.
sub anno.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hbl.
Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Vd.
Vatnsdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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