Rök

Old Icelandic Dictionary - rök

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "rök" in English.

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

rök Old Icelandic word can mean:

rök
n. pl.
rök
1) reason, ground, origin (nú skal segja, af hverjum rökum heiðnir menn héldu jól);
rök
2) wonder, marvel; forn r., great things of yore; firrist (imperat.) æ forn r. firar, let bygones be bygones; stór r., mighty things, great marvels; tíva r., the life and doings of the gods; þjóða r., origin, creation of mankind; í aldar r., at the end of the world; ragna r., see ragnarök.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᚴ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
imperat.
imperative.

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