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Hrökkvi-áll

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1 hrökkvi-áll hrǫkkvi-áll

m. a wriggling eel, poët. for a snake, Bragi: hrökkvi-skafl, m., poët. = brák (q. v.), a tanner’s tool, Fms. vi. (in a verse): hrökkvi-vöndr, m. a whip, Lex. Poët.
Orthography

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

hrökkvi-áll

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "hrökkvi-áll" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

gl
glossary.
m.
masculine.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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