Hrukka
Old Norse Dictionary - hrukka
Meaning of Old Norse word "hrukka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hrukka
- u, f. [Engl. ruck, wrinkle; Dan. rynke; Swed. rynka; Lat. ruga]:—a wrinkle on the skin, but also of cloth, Barl. i. 174, Bs. i. 377, Thom. 518, Mar.: freq. in mod. usage, enga flekkan né hrukku, Ephes. v. 27.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᚢᚴᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)