Vöku-skortr
Old Norse Dictionary - vöku-skortr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vöku-skortr" (or vǫku-skortr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vöku-skortr (vǫku-skortr)
- m. a lack of moisture, Stj. 291.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vöku-skortr may be more accurately written as vǫku-skortr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚢᚴᚢ-ᛋᚴᚢᚱᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)