Plokka

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Plokka

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 plokka

að, plukka, Art. 4, [Engl. pluck; Dan. plukke; Germ. pflücken; for. and borrowed, for reyta (q. v.) is the genuine Icel. word]:—to pluck the feathers of a bird; tók Randvér hauk sinn ok plokkaði af fjaðrarnar, Edda 77; ok plokkuðu hann, svá at af honum eru allar fjaðrar, Fms. i. 118; p. skegg sitt, Karl. 322:—plokka e-t af e-m, to pluck it out of one, to pluck; muntú þau hvárki p. af mér með mútu-gjöfum né heitan, Ld. 150; víða plokkaði hann menn með ráni, Ver. 54; tak ekki meir af henni nauðugri en einn koss, en ef þú plukkar nokkura konu, þá heit ömbun ok halt vel, Art. 4.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛚᚢᚴᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
for.
foreign.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Art.
Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Ver.
Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

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