Hauk-ey

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hauk-ey

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hauk-ey

f. hawk island, Sighvat; the old poët calls Norway the hawk island of the Danish king Harold, because he got a tribute of hawks from that land, Fms. vi. 44 (v. l.), cp. x. 341.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛅᚢᚴ-ᛁᚢ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Dan
Danish.
f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
p.
page.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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