Þjökka
Old Norse Dictionary - þjökka
Meaning of Old Norse word "þjökka" (or þjǫkka)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þjökka (þjǫkka)
- u, f. a nickname, Landn. 238.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þjökka may be more accurately written as þjǫkka.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚢᚴᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)