Sök-vörn
Old Norse Dictionary - sök-vörn
Meaning of Old Norse word "sök-vörn" (or sǫk-vǫrn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sök-vörn (sǫk-vǫrn)
- f. = sakvörn (q. v.), Nj. 232.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sök-vörn may be more accurately written as sǫk-vǫrn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚴ-ᚢᚢᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)