Stökkvi-brögð
Old Norse Dictionary - stökkvi-brögð
Meaning of Old Norse word "stökkvi-brögð" (or stǫkkvi-brǫgð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stökkvi-brögð (stǫkkvi-brǫgð)
- n. pl. an unforeseen accident (?); nú hafa vorðit í s., Fb. iii. 450.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, stökkvi-brögð may be more accurately written as stǫkkvi-brǫgð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚴᚴᚢᛁ-ᛒᚱᚢᚴᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)