Vikr

Old Norse Dictionary - vikr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vikr"

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

vikr
f., gen. vikrar, pumice-stone, from a volcano; vikr svá mikil, Bs. i. 803; vikrin sást reka hrönnum fyrir Vestfjörðum at varla máttu skip ganga fyrir, Ann. 1362; vikra(r) kast, a fall of pumice, 1390; stála vikr, ‘steel-pumice,’ a whet-stone, Haustl.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Haustl.
Haustlöng. (A. I.)
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