Hnakkr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hnakkr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hnakkr

m. an anchor-stone, similar to the mod. dreki and stjóri (εὐναί in Homer), whence hnakk-band, hnakk-mið.

2 hnakkr

II. a man’s saddle, freq. in mod. usage, which distinguishes between a söðull (a side saddle) and hnakkr, but it seems not to be found in old writers, except in hnakkmarr above.

3 hnakkr

III. = knakkr, q. v.; stólar fjórir, knakkr, lectari, Pm. 17 (in a church’s inventory).

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚾᛅᚴᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Pm.
Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

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