HNYKILL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HNYKILL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HNYKILL

m., dat. hnykli, [Dan. nögle; Swed. nyckel; prob. a dimin. derived from hnoða]:—a clew of yarn: metaph. a clew-like thing; þoku-hnyklar, ský-h., wreaths of fog and clouds: of a tumor, Fas. ii. 453.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚾᚢᚴᛁᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
dimin.: diminutive.
gl: glossary.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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