Skjökta

Meaning of Old Norse word "skjökta" (or skjǫkta)

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

skjökta (skjǫkta)

að, to wag to and fro.

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

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