Hólkr
Old Norse Dictionary - hólkr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hólkr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hólkr
- m. [prop. holkr, cp. Engl. hulk], a ring or tube of metal, Dipl. iii. 4, Fas. ii. 259; kníf-h., the ring on a knife’s handle; skúf-h., járn-h., an iron tube.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛚᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)