Höku-skegg
Old Norse Dictionary - höku-skegg
Meaning of Old Norse word "höku-skegg" (or hǫku-skegg)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höku-skegg (hǫku-skegg)
- n. the beard on the chin, Fas. ii. 434, Hkr. ii. 176.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höku-skegg may be more accurately written as hǫku-skegg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚴᚢ-ᛋᚴᛁᚴᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)