Eikinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Eikinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 eikinn

adj. savage (of a bull), freq. in mod. use; in Skm. 17, 18 it is used of wild-fire.

2 eikinn

II. oaken, Edda i. 430 (in a verse).

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛁᚴᛁᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Skm.
Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
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