Snæ-kökkr
Old Norse Dictionary - snæ-kökkr
Meaning of Old Norse word "snæ-kökkr" (or snæ-kǫkkr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- snæ-kökkr (snæ-kǫkkr)
- m. (snjó-kökkr), a snowball, Fms. vii. 230, Dropl. 22.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, snæ-kökkr may be more accurately written as snæ-kǫkkr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚾᛅ-ᚴᚢᚴᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)