Hryggjar-stykki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hryggjar-stykki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hryggjar-stykki

n. a kind of duck (from a spot on the back), the sheldrake (?), Edda (Gl.): metaph. the name of an old Icel. historical work, Fms. vii. (Mork.)

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚱᚢᚴᚴᛁᛅᚱ-ᛋᛏᚢᚴᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
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