Kinn-hestr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kinn-hestr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kinn-hestr

m. a ‘cheek-horse,’ box on the ear, 623. 56, Ld. 134, Nj. 75, 116, Finnb. 322, Fms. vii. 157, Pr. 445.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᚾᚾ-ᚼᛁᛋᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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