Hnykka-stafr
Old Norse Dictionary - hnykka-stafr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hnykka-stafr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hnykka-stafr
- m. a kind of peg, = hnakkr, Ld. 116.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᚢᚴᚴᛅ-ᛋᛏᛅᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)