Aptr-hnekking
Old Norse Dictionary - aptr-hnekking
Meaning of Old Norse word "aptr-hnekking"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- aptr-hnekking
- f. a bending backwards, metaph., Fms. ix. 509.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛒᛏᚱ-ᚼᚾᛁᚴᚴᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)