HRIKI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HRIKI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HRIKI

a, m. a huge fellow, Fas. ii. 378, freq. in mod. usage: a giant, Edda (Gl.)

2 HRIKI

COMPDS: hrikalegr, hrikaleikr.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚱᛁᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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