Þokkr

Old Norse Dictionary - þokkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þokkr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word þokkr can mean:þokkr

þokkr
1. adj. = þekkr; in er at mér þokkt þjóða sinni, Stor.
þokkr
2. m. a mood, = þóttr, q. v.; í föstum þokk, in surly mood, Stor.; væri betr at ek þegða þokks, þat hefir hverr er verðr er loks, I had better not speak my mind, Mkv.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚴᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Stor.
Sona-torrek. (A. III.)
Mkv.
Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)
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