Hnökkóttr
Old Norse Dictionary - hnökkóttr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hnökkóttr" (or hnǫkkóttr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hnökkóttr (hnǫkkóttr)
- adj. piebald (?); hesta tvá hnökkótta, Landn. 154.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hnökkóttr may be more accurately written as hnǫkkóttr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᚢᚴᚴᚢᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)