Hölkn
Old Norse Dictionary - hölkn
Meaning of Old Norse word "hölkn" (or hǫlkn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hölkn (hǫlkn)
- n. a rough stony field, almost = hraun, q. v.; á hölkni einu, Fas. iii. 625; hann setsk niðr á hölknit fyrir ofan búðirnar, Ld. 290 (v. l. hraunit); þá er undir svá hart sem hölkn, Hrafn. 26; hölkn eða hreysar, n. G. l. i. 38; í fjöru eða á hœlkn, ii. 111, 146, Hým. 24; um hölkn ok skóga, Karl. 243: in local names, Hölkna-heiðr, see the map of Icel.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hölkn may be more accurately written as hǫlkn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛚᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
- Hým.
- Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)