Höku-mikill
Old Norse Dictionary - höku-mikill
Meaning of Old Norse word "höku-mikill" (or hǫku-mikill)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höku-mikill (hǫku-mikill)
- adj. having a large chin, Sd. 147.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höku-mikill may be more accurately written as hǫku-mikill.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚴᚢ-ᛘᛁᚴᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sd.
- Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)