Upp-stökkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "upp-stökkr" (or upp-stǫkkr)

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

upp-stökkr (upp-stǫkkr)

adj. bounding, excitable.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, upp-stökkr may be more accurately written as upp-stǫkkr.

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