Rökn
Old Norse Dictionary - rökn
Meaning of Old Norse word "rökn" (or rǫkn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word rökn can mean:rökn
- rökn (rǫkn)
- 1. n. pl. beasts of burthen, as also steeds; rökn bitluð, Hkv. i. 50; kjalar rökn, rasta rökn, the keel-steeds, sea-steeds, i. e. ships, Edda (Ht.), Fms. i. (in a verse); borð-rökn, haf-r., sund-r., = ships, Lex. Poët.
- rökn (rǫkn)
- 2. f. the hand, Edda (Gl.), a απ. λεγ., a Slavon. word, Russ. ruka.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, rökn may be more accurately written as rǫkn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Ht.
- Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.