Hneyking
Old Norse Dictionary - hneyking
Meaning of Old Norse word "hneyking"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hneyking
- f. shame, rebuff, disgrace; h. eðr svívirðing, Stj. 67, 68 (v. l.); hneyking ok niðran, 25; göra e-m h., Fms. iv. 243; hneykingar staðr, as a rendering of the word Babylon, Mar. 10.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᛁᚢᚴᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)