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.)