Ökvinn
Old Norse Dictionary - ökvinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "ökvinn" (or ǫkvinn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ökvinn (ǫkvinn)
- adj. clodded, lumpy; ökkvinn hleifr, Rm. 4 (opp. to hleifa þunna, 28): hleifr þykkr ok ökvinn, þrunginn sáðum, Völsa-þ. ökvinn-kálfa, u, f. with the lumpy calves of the bondwoman, Rm.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ökvinn may be more accurately written as ǫkvinn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚴᚢᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- opp.
- opposed.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Rm.
- Rígsmál. (A. II.)