Hlœkinn
Old Norse Dictionary - hlœkinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "hlœkinn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hlœkinn
- adj. [akin to hlúki], mean, filthy, Fms. ix. 32: as also hlœkendr, part. pl. id., see Eb. 132, note 4 new Ed.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛚᚢᚴᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- part.
- participle.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)