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Keikja

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1 keikja

t, to bend backwards, Eg. 397, v. l. to kneykja; Flosi keiktist mjök, of a wrestler, = kikna or lykna (q. v.), Fms. iii. 188.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

keikja

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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