vǫkr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wakwaz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wegʷ-.

Adjective

vǫkr

  1. moist, wet

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: vökur
  • Middle English: *wok, *wak, weke (wet)

References

  • vökr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.