Nest-lok

Old Norse Dictionary - nest-lok

Meaning of Old Norse word "nest-lok"

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

nest-lok
n. pl. the ‘bottom of the bag;’ in the adverb. phrase, at nestlokum, at last, finally, Bs. i. 417 (at nêst lokum Ed.); en at nestlokum sverði höggvinn, Blas. 51; mon ok Goð láta eldinn ganga yfir heiminn at nestlokonom, Hom. (St.); at nestlokum krossfestr, 656 B. 4; at n. vinnr Már á Þórði, Sturl. i. 10: with gen., at nestlokum málsins, 23, v. l.; at nestlokum æfinnar, Hom. (St.)

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

Abbreviations used:

adverb.
adverbially.
gen.
genitive.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Blas.
Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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