Hanki
Old Norse Dictionary - hanki
Meaning of Old Norse word "hanki"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hanki
- a, m. [Dan. hanke; Engl. hank], the hasp or clasp of a chest, Fs. 132; naut. pullies or blocks for brailing up a sail, n. G. l. i. 101; whence hanka-gjald, n., 199.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚾᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- naut.
- nautical.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)