Hvik-tunga
Old Norse Dictionary - hvik-tunga
Meaning of Old Norse word "hvik-tunga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hvik-tunga
- u, f. a slander-tongue, tale-bearer, N. G. L. ii. 437.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁᚴ-ᛏᚢᚾᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)