Hjúkólfr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hjúkólfr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hjúkólfr

m. [the latter part is prob. borrowed from the Engl. club, qs. hjú-kólfr = people’s club, and is not to be derived from hjúka]:—a club-house, inn, Fms. ix. 453, Sturl. ii. 124: metaph., Bs. i. 137.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᚢᚴᚢᛚᚠᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
part: participle.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
qs.: quasi.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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