Arin-haukr

Old Norse Dictionary - arin-haukr

Meaning of Old Norse word "arin-haukr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

arin-haukr
m. a chimney-sitter, an old man; in the phrase, áttræðr er a. ok eldaskári, an octogenarian is an a. and a poker, Lex. Run.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚱᛁᚾ-ᚼᛅᚢᚴᚱ
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:

Lex. Run.
Lexicon Runicum.
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