MÖKKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

MÖKKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 MÖKKR

m., dat. mekki, [akin to makki?], a dense cloud; upp setr mökk inn mykla, Skálda (in a verse), Fb. i. 212 (the verse), freq. in mod. usage; og hrynja lætr hvarmskúrar haglið úr mekki blám, of a cloud on a mountain top, Bjarni 58; þoku-m., ský-m., gufu-m., a cloud of fog, vapour.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᚢᚴᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

dat.: dative.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gl: glossary.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.

Works & Authors

Bjarni: Bjarni Thorarinson.
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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