Skrök-váttr
Old Norse Dictionary - skrök-váttr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skrök-váttr" (or skrǫk-váttr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skrök-váttr (skrǫk-váttr)
- m. a false witness, N. G. L. i. 32, Jb. 441, Fas. iii. 157, Hom. 20.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skrök-váttr may be more accurately written as skrǫk-váttr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚱᚢᚴ-ᚢᛅᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)