Koll-hnís

Old Norse Dictionary - koll-hnís

Meaning of Old Norse word "koll-hnís"

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

koll-hnís
m. [kollr and hnísa = a dolphin, = Dan. kollbötter], a somersault; stingast kollhnís, to make a somersault, a game.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

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