Hængivákr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hængivákr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hængivákr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

hængivákr: hængivákr, m. for hengivákr, som synespassende at kunne betegne Taarnfalken (falco tinnunculus, Folkespr. vederstiller,se Aasen 910 b under vederhauk) fordiden ligesom hængende ubevægelig i Luf-ten stiller dvs. søger at opdage nedenunder sig noget, hvorover den kan kastesig for at gjøre det til sit Bytte). SE. II, 48913.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛅᚿᚵᛁᚠᛆᚴᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary