Hauk-ey

Old Norse Dictionary - hauk-ey

Meaning of Old Norse word "hauk-ey"

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

hauk-ey
f. hawk island, Sighvat; the old poët calls Norway the hawk island of the Danish king Harold, because he got a tribute of hawks from that land, Fms. vi. 44 (v. l.), cp. x. 341.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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