Hroki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hroki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hroki

a, m. the heap above the brim of a full vessel; með hroka færdæmingar, covered with disgrace, H. E. i. 514.

2 hroki

II. metaph. insolence, overbearing manners, freq.

3 hroki

COMPDS: hrokafullr, hrokalegr, hrokayrði.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚱᚢᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
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