Orð-hákr

Old Norse Dictionary - orð-hákr

Meaning of Old Norse word "orð-hákr"

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

orð-hákr
m. a ‘word-shark,’ an abusive person, Fms. vi. 372.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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