Hnýflll

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

m. (see knýfill), a short horn, Fb. i. 563; Hnýfill and Hnýfla, lambs with short horns.

2. the peak at the bow of a boat; stakst á hnýfil feigðar-far, Stef. Ól., freq.

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Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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"Fornjóts synir eru á landi komnir"