Definitions
Definitions
1 konungs-lykill
m. a Norse law term, the king’s key = an axe, which opens all doors and chests; munu þeir bera konungslykil at húsinu, they will break it by force, Fms. vi. 188; ek hefi at varðveita konungslykil þann er at öllum kistum gengr ok lásum … Vegglagr sér at hann mun upp höggva kistuna ef hón væri eigi upp lokin, Fbr. 46 new Ed.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
konungs-lykill
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "konungs-lykill" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).