Ynkr

Old Norse Dictionary - ynkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ynkr"

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

ynkr
m. a din; stóra heyrði ynki, Skíða R. 133; perh. a word made by the poet, to rhyme with ‘dynki.’

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
perh.
perhaps.
R.
Rimur.

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