Aptr-hnekking

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Aptr-hnekking

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 aptr-hnekking

f. a bending backwards, metaph., Fms. ix. 509.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᛒᛏᚱ-ᚼᚾᛁᚴᚴᛁᚾᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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