Ökvask

Meaning of Old Norse word "ökvask" (or ǫkvask)

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

Old Norse word ökvask can mean:ökvask

ökvask (ǫkvask)

að, to form a clod or lump; vegrinn blautr ok aukkast (thus the Cod.) leirinn við fætrna, the road was wet, and the loam stuck to the feet, Thom. 359.

ökvask (ǫkvask)

2. here may be mentioned the mod. phrase, akka e-u saman, to carry or cart together, of heavy things like damp hay; að akka saman votu heyinu.

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

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