røkkr

See also: rokkr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rekwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁régʷos. Compare Old Armenian երեկ (erek).

Noun

røkkr n

twilight
ragna røkkr — the twilight of the gods, the end of the world

Descendants

Icelandic: rökkur

References

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

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