Lok
Old Icelandic Dictionary - lokMeaning of Old Icelandic word "lok" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
lok Old Icelandic word can mean:
- lok
- I)
- lok
- n.
- lok
- 1) bolt (of a door); láta l. frá hurðu, to unbolt a door;
- lok
- 2) lock (en lyklar vóru settir í lokin);
- lok
- 3) cover, lid (ok l. yfir kerinu);
- lok
- 4) locker or bench in the stern of a boat, = stafnlok (gekk biskup fram í lokit);
- lok
- 5) in pl. lockers; gullhringr hvarf frá husfreyju ór lokum; out of the lockers;
- lok
- 6) fig. in pl. end, conclusion; þat fylgir ljóða lokum, this is the end of my lay; fœra e-t til loka, to put an end to; liða undir l., to die, perish; at lokum, at last, = loks; til loks, to an end; completely, altogether.
- lok
- II)
- lok
- n. a kind of fern or weed; ganga sem l. yfir akr, to spread like weeds over a field.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- e-t
- eitthvat.
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