Hvikan
Old Norse Dictionary - hvikan
Meaning of Old Norse word "hvikan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hvikan
- f. a quaking, Lv. 54: wavering, Bs. i. 654 (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁᚴᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)