Hnekki-stikill

Old Norse Dictionary - hnekki-stikill

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnekki-stikill"

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

hnekki-stikill
m. a bump on the head, in a pun, Glúm. 383, Fas. ii. 407.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
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