rokkr

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See also: røkkr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rukkô, akin to Old High German rocko.

Noun

rokkr m (genitive rokks, plural rokkar)

  1. spinning wheel, distaff

Declension

Descendants

  • Danish: rok c
  • Faroese: rokkur m
  • Icelandic: rokkur m

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References

  • rokkr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press