Veikr
Old Norse Dictionary - veikr
Meaning of Old Norse word "veikr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word veikr can mean:veikr
- veikr
- adj., also veykr, see also vákr; the ei is the usual and the mod. form: [A. S. wâc; Engl. weak; Dan. væg; cp. Germ. schwach]:—weak; hornbogi veykr, SkS. 408 B; veikr stólpi, BS. i. 724; veykr sproti, Stj. 641; lítil-magni ok veikr, Barl. 100; engi er svá veikr at aflit skorti, ef …, 119; of-veikr, of-veikr allvallds bogi! FmS. ii. 331 (of-veykr, Fb. l. c.)
- veikr
- 2. weakly, sick; þótt hón verði veyk, Mar.; veyka sál, id.: freq. in mod. usage, sótt-veikr, fár-veikr, dauð-veikr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛁᚴᚱ
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.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)