Hækinn

Old Norse Dictionary - hækinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "hækinn"

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

hækinn
adj. [Ivar Aasen hæken; Dan. higen], greedy, voracious, Merl., Bret. (1849) 44.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚴᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
Dan.
Danish.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Merl.
Merlinus Spa. (A. III.)
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