Søkkva

Old Icelandic Dictionary - søkkva

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "søkkva" in English.

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

søkkva Old Icelandic word can mean:

søkkva: I)

søkkva: (søkk; sökk, sukkum; sokkinn), v. to sink (skútan sökk niðr með öllum farminum).

søkkva: II)

søkkva: (-ta, -t), v. to sink, make to sink, with dat. (reru þeir menn út á fjörð ok søktu þar niðr kistunni);

søkkva: refl., ~st, to sink down (ormrinn søktist í sæinn).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚴᚴᚢᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

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