Höggvin-kinni
Old Norse Dictionary - höggvin-kinni
Meaning of Old Norse word "höggvin-kinni" (or hǫggvin-kinni)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höggvin-kinni (hǫggvin-kinni)
- a, m. cut cheek, a nickname, Landn.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höggvin-kinni may be more accurately written as hǫggvin-kinni.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚴᚴᚢᛁᚾ-ᚴᛁᚾᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)