Hlakka

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hlakka

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hlakka

að, [qs. hlag-ka from hlæja], to cry, scream, of the eagle, Vsp. 50, freq. in mod. usage, cp. Landn. 162, where it is used in verse improperly of a raven, for the eagle screams (hlakkar), the raven croaks (krunkar):—metaph., the phrase, h. yfir e-u, to exult over a thing, as an eagle over its prey, Th. 5; ok hlökkuðu nú mjök yfir þessu, Grett. 128; h. yfir sigri, Mar., Al. 178; þú mátt ekki hrína upp yfir þig, það er synd at hlakka yfir vegnum mönnum, Od. xx. 412; hlakka til e-s, one screams with joy at or in prospect of a thing (of children, young people); eg hlakka til að sjá hana, eg hlakka til að fara; cp. börnin hlakka þá ok huggask, Bs. ii. 135; því hjartað mitt er helmingað, | hlakka eg til að finna það, Bb. 3. 17.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛚᛅᚴᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
gl
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
prop
properly.
qs.
quasi.

Works & Authors

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Bb.
Búnaðar-bálkr.
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Od.
Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)

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