Vöku-nótt
Old Norse Dictionary - vöku-nótt
Meaning of Old Norse word "vöku-nótt" (or vǫku-nótt)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vöku-nótt (vǫku-nótt)
- f. a vigil, eve, Bær. 17.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vöku-nótt may be more accurately written as vǫku-nótt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚢᚴᚢ-ᚾᚢᛏᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bær.
- Bærings Saga. (G. II.)