rokkur

Icelandic

/ˈrɔhkʏr/

noun
Definitions
  • spinning wheel (device for spinning thread with a wheel and a spindle)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse rokkr (distaff, jacket, skirt) inherited from Proto-Germanic *rukkô (used in spinning thread, a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it, a distaff).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*rukkô

Gloss

used in spinning thread, a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it, a distaff

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