Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hnýfil-drykkja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

u, f. a carouse, drinking bout (?); vóru fyrst drukknar sveitar-drykkjur, síðan slógusk í hnýfildrykkjur, Sturl. iii. 126.

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Runic Inscription

hnýfil-drykkja

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "hnýfil-drykkja" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

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