Kinnar-kjálki
Old Norse Dictionary - kinnar-kjálki
Meaning of Old Norse word "kinnar-kjálki"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kinnar-kjálki
- a, m. the jaw-bone, 623. 31, Stj. 77, Sturl. ii. 95, iii. 186, Rd. 299.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚾᚾᛅᚱ-ᚴᛁᛅᛚᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)