Stýris-hnakki
Old Norse Dictionary - stýris-hnakki
Meaning of Old Norse word "stýris-hnakki"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stýris-hnakki
- a, m. the ‘rudder-neck,’ the top piece of the rudder, Fms. ii. 320.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᚱᛁᛋ-ᚼᚾᛅᚴᚴᛁ
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.)