Konungs-lykill
Old Norse Dictionary - konungs-lykill
Meaning of Old Norse word "konungs-lykill"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- konungs-lykill
- m. a Norse law term, the king’s key = an axe, which opens all doors and chests; munu þeir bera konungslykil at húsinu, they will break it by force, Fms. vi. 188; ek hefi at varðveita konungslykil þann er at öllum kistum gengr ok lásum … Vegglagr sér at hann mun upp höggva kistuna ef hón væri eigi upp lokin, Fbr. 46 new Ed.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚾᚢᚾᚴᛋ-ᛚᚢᚴᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)