Vökva
Old Icelandic Dictionary - vökvaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "vökva" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
vökva Old Icelandic word can mean:
- vökva
- I)
- vökva
- (gen. vöku), f. moisture, humidity.
- vökva
- II)
- vökva
- (að), v.
- vökva
- 1) to moisten, water (v. landit, pálmviðinn);
- vökva
- 2) = vekja; ~ sér blóð, to make blood flow.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚢᚴᚢᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
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