Hnakki

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hnakki

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hnakki" in Norwegian.

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

hnakki
hnakki, m. Baghoved, Nakke. Borg. 1,15; Fm. VII, 1929; þar sem mœttisthalsinn ok hnakkinn (&vl herðar) Fm. VIII, 771; setja hnakkann á bak séraptr dvs. bøie Hovedet bagover, SE. I,15018; snúa hnakka við kirkju ok kenni-manni dvs. vende dem Ryggen, vise dem Ringeagt, Hom. 10312.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚿᛆᚴᚴᛁ
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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