Mökkvi

Old Norse Dictionary - mökkvi

Meaning of Old Norse word "mökkvi" (or mǫkkvi)

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

mökkvi (mǫkkvi): a, m. a cloud, mist, Sks. 203; ok um miðnætti máni í mökkva sig hylr, Bjarni 145.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mökkvi may be more accurately written as mǫkkvi.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarni: Bjarni Thorarinson.

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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