Hamingju-mikill

Old Norse Dictionary - hamingju-mikill

Meaning of Old Norse word "hamingju-mikill"

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

hamingju-mikill
adj. mighty lucky, Fms. ii. 31, Ld. 170, Eg. 46: compar. hamingju-meiri, Fb. i. 301.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
compar.
comparative.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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