Vákr
Old Norse Dictionary - vákr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vákr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vákr can mean:vákr
- vákr
- 1. adj. [A. S. wâc; early Dan. vaak; cp. veykr], weak = veykr; íss mjök vakr, Fb. i. 235, Hb., MSS.
- vákr
- 2. m. [Ivar Aasen vaak], a weakling, Edda i. 532.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Hb.
- Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Ivar Aasen
- Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.