Nökleikr
Old Norse Dictionary - nökleikr
Meaning of Old Norse word "nökleikr" (or nǫkleikr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- nökleikr (nǫkleikr)
- (-leiki), m. nakedness, Stj. 34, 35.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, nökleikr may be more accurately written as nǫkleikr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᚢᚴᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)