Ökul-brækr
Old Norse Dictionary - ökul-brækr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ökul-brækr" (or ǫkul-brækr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ökul-brækr (ǫkul-brækr)
- (Ísl. ii. 417, Fas. iii. 41) and ökul-skúaðr (Fms. ix. 512); better, hökul-brækr, hökul-skúaðr, qq. v.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ökul-brækr may be more accurately written as ǫkul-brækr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚴᚢᛚ-ᛒᚱᛅᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)