Hörkn
Old Norse Dictionary - hörkn
Meaning of Old Norse word "hörkn" (or hǫrkn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hörkn (hǫrkn)
- n. = hölkn, Bs. i. 452, v. l.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hörkn may be more accurately written as hǫrkn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚱᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)