Hóf-tunga

Meaning of Old Norse word "hóf-tunga"

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

hóf-tunga

u, f. ‘hoof-tongue,’ the frog of a horse’s hoof.

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