Hnakk-band
Old Norse Dictionary - hnakk-band
Meaning of Old Norse word "hnakk-band"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hnakk-band
- n. (see hnakkr), an anchor cable; heimtu þeir upp akkeri sín, ok brast (sic) hnakkböndin, Lv. 99.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᛅᚴᚴ-ᛒᛅᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)