Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hölkvir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 hölkvir hǫlkvir

m., poët. a horse, Edda (Gl.); h. hvílbeðjar, poët. a clothes’ horse, cp. Dan. sænge-hest (?), Akv. 31; gólf-h., a ‘closet-horse,’ poët. a house, Bragi; borð-h., a ‘board-hobby,’ a ship, Lex. Poët.

2 hölkvir hǫlkvir

II. the name of a mythol. steed, Edda.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

hölkvir

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mythol: mythology, mythological.
mythol.: mythology, mythological.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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