Hlekkir

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hlekkir

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hlekkir" in Norwegian.

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

hlekkir
hlekkir, m. pl. (G. hlekkja, A. hlekki)Lænke, Kjæde, = rekendr. Bp. I, 34122 fgg;Ridd. 8023; jvf járnhlekkir. Singularisaf dette Ord (jvf ags. hlence, hlancase Grein Sprachschatz der angelsäch-sischen Dichter II, 821 fgg) forekommerkun i det poetiske Sprog og synes derat have Betydningen af en Ring eller hvad der omgiver, omslutter noget; f. Ex. handar hlekkr dvs. Armring, SE. I, 70411;Manar hlekkr dvs. den Øen Man omgi-vende Sø, SE. I, 6946; hvorefter hlekkiraltsaa skulde betyde en Række af indbyr-des sammenhængende Ringe.

Part of speech: m pl

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛚᚽᚴᚴᛁᚱ
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:

f.
Feminin.
G.
Genitiv.
m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.
pl.
Pluralis.
s.
substantiv.

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