Hnýflll

Old Norse Dictionary - hnýflll

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnýflll"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word hnýflll can mean:hnýflll

hnýflll
m. (see knýfill), a short horn, Fb. i. 563; Hnýfill and Hnýfla, lambs with short horns.
hnýflll
2. the peak at the bow of a boat; stakst á hnýfil feigðar-far, Stef. Ól., freq.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᚢᚠᛚᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Stef. Ól.
Stefán Ólafsson.
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