Kinn-fiskr

Old Norse Dictionary - kinn-fiskr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kinn-fiskr"

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

Old Norse word kinn-fiskr can mean:kinn-fiskr

kinn-fiskr
m. ‘cheek-fish,’ the cheek-muscles.
kinn-fiskr
COMPDS: kinnfiskamikill, kinnfiskasoginn.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

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