Hnýfil-drykkja
Old Norse Dictionary - hnýfil-drykkja
Meaning of Old Norse word "hnýfil-drykkja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hnýfil-drykkja
- u, f. a carouse, drinking bout (?); vóru fyrst drukknar sveitar-drykkjur, síðan slógusk í hnýfildrykkjur, Sturl. iii. 126.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᚢᚠᛁᛚ-ᛏᚱᚢᚴᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)