Nökkor

Meaning of Old Norse word "nökkor" (or nǫkkor)

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

nökkor (nǫkkor)

adv., qs. ne-hvar or ne-veit-hvar, somewhere, very freq. in old writers, somewhere, anywhere; to this word belong the references under nekkverr, B. Iv. 3, p. 452; to which add,—hér nökkur, Fb. i. 73; nökkur lands eða lagar, Al. 107. In mod. usage this word has become obsolete and is replaced by einhvers-staðar; the explanation given under nekkverr, B. Iv. 3, must be altered accordingly, and the words ‘somewhat, may be’ struck out.

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

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