Hrøkkva

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hrøkkva

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hrøkkva" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

hrøkkva Old Icelandic word can mean:

hrøkkva: I)

hrøkkva: (hrøkk; hrökk, hrukkum; hrokkinn), v.

hrøkkva: 1) to fall back, recoil, be repelled;

hrøkkva: ~ frá, to shrink back;

hrøkkva: ~ fyrir e-m, to give way before one (gekk konungr svá hart fram, at allt hrökk fyrir honum);

hrøkkva: ~ undan, to give way, draw back, retreat (hrukku Baglar þá undan);

hrøkkva: ~ við, to stand at bay, make a stand (verðr Sigvaldi nú við at ~);

hrøkkva: 2) to curl, of hair (hann hafði gult hár, ok hrökk mjök);

hrøkkva: 3) to suffice.

hrøkkva: II)

hrøkkva: (-ta, -tr), v.

hrøkkva: 1) ~ e-u um e-t, to lash (switch) with a thing;

hrøkkva: beit eigi heldr á en tálknskíði (a piece of whalebone) væri hrøkt um;

hrøkkva: 2) to spur or whip a horse (eptir þat hrøkti hann hestinn);

hrøkkva: 3) refl., ~st, to coil, wriggle, of a snake (undan honum hrøktist ein naðra at Oddi);

hrøkkva: ~st aptr, to turn back (G. reið síðastr ok skyldi geyma, at engir hrøktist aptr).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᚢᚴᚴᚢᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m: einhverjum.

e-t: eitthvat.

e-u: einhverju.

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