Sukk
Old Norse Dictionary - sukk
Meaning of Old Norse word "sukk"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sukk can mean:sukk
- sukk
- n. = svakk, [Engl. soak], a muddle, n. G. l. iii. 80, Fas. iii. 129, 142; kennslu-piltar görðu sukk í kirkjunni, Bs. i. 792; maki enginn sukk, 801, veraldar sukk, Mar.
- sukk
- 2. the phrase, hafa allt í sukki, to have all in a muddle, waste, of bad husbandry, Nj. 18.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚴᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)