Vökva
Old Norse Dictionary - vökva
Meaning of Old Norse word "vökva" (or vǫkva)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word vökva can mean:vökva
- vökva (vǫkva)
- að, to moisten, water; áin Nilus vökvar þat ok frjóvar meðr sinni döggvan, Stj. 77; vökva mun hann fót sinn í viðsmjörvi, 348; gróðrseti ok veykvi, fági ok prýði, 677. 10, freq. in mod. usage; vökva sig, to water oneself, to drink, slake one’s thirst.
- vökva (vǫkva)
- 2. vökva sér blóð, to make blood flow. Fas. iii. 376; see vekja.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vökva may be more accurately written as vǫkva.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚢᚴᚢᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)