Hnykill
Old Norse Dictionary - hnykill
Meaning of Old Norse word "hnykill"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hnykill
- m., dat. hnykli, [Dan. nögle; Swed. nyckel; prob. a dimin. derived from hnoða]:—a clew of yarn: metaph. a clew-like thing; þoku-hnyklar, ský-h., wreaths of fog and clouds: of a tumor, Fas. ii. 453.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᚢᚴᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- dat.
- dative.
- dimin.
- diminutive.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
- prob.
- probably.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)