Hnykking

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hnykking

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hnykking" in Norwegian.

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

hnykking
hnykking, f. voldsom Riven eller Sliden;dœmdum vér - Hafri til sœmdar fyrirþau níu högg, hárrysking ok hnykking,er hann kvað sér veitt vera DN. IV,90 (8836) jvf S. 889 fg

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚿᛦᚴᚴᛁᚿᚵ
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.
S.
Side.

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