Sökkva
Old Norse Dictionary - sökkva
Meaning of Old Norse word "sökkva" (or sǫkkva)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sökkva (sǫkkva)
- pres. sökk; pret. sökk, sökkt (sökkst), sökk; plur. sukku; subj. sykki; imperat. sökk, sökktu; part. sokkinn: [Ulf. siggqan = βυθίζεσθαι, δύσειν; A. S. sincan; Engl. sink; Germ. sinken; Dan. synke]:—to sink; hann sökk niðr, sank down, Landn. 44, v. l.; sökk niðr hestr hans, FmS. ii. 202; sökk hón niðr með öllum farminum, Nj. 19; exin sökkr, Fær. 49.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sökkva may be more accurately written as sǫkkva.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚴᚴᚢᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- imperat.
- imperative.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
- plur.
- plural.
- pres.
- present.
- pret.
- preterite.
- S.
- Saga.
- subj.
- subjunctive.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)