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.)
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