Sökkva-bekkr
Old Norse Dictionary - sökkva-bekkr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sökkva-bekkr" (or sǫkkva-bekkr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sökkva-bekkr (sǫkkva-bekkr)
- m. the ‘sink-bench,’ deep seat, the mythol. seat of Freyja, Gm., Edda.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sökkva-bekkr may be more accurately written as sǫkkva-bekkr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚴᚴᚢᛅ-ᛒᛁᚴᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mythol.
- mythology, mythologically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Gm.
- Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)