Akkeris-fleinn
Old Norse Dictionary - akkeris-fleinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "akkeris-fleinn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- akkeris-fleinn
- m. the fluke, palm of an anchor, Fms. ix. 387, Orkn. 362.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚴᚴᛁᚱᛁᛋ-ᚠᛚᛁᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)