Krœkja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - krœkja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "krœkja" in English.

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

krœkja Old Icelandic word can mean:

krœkja
(-ta, -tr), v.
krœkja
1) to hook, with dat. (hann krœkti handarstúfinum í kistuhringana); krœkt er saman beinum í þér, thy bones are hooked together, i. e. badly knit;
krœkja
2) to grasp (drag) with a hook, with acc. (Þ. krœkti mann Sturlu at sér með øxinni);
krœkja
3) to go in circuits, in windings (fjörðrinn krœkti ymsa vegu inn í landit);
krœkja
4) vera inni krœktr, to be shut in.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᚢᚴᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
acc.
accusative.

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