Kikini

Old Norse Dictionary - kikini

Meaning of Old Norse word "kikini"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

kikini
a, m. a nickname (cp. Engl. Kitchin), in Kikina-skáld, the poet of K., Fms. vi.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚴᛁᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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