Hvekking
Old Norwegian Dictionary - hvekkingMeaning of Old Norwegian word "hvekking" in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- hvekking
- hvekking, f. Bøining, Slyngning, Bugt;hundar eltu hera á víðum velli, okvar heranum at komit þá ok þá, athann mundi tekinn verða, ok dvaldihann dauðann í optligum hvekkingum(= lat. crebris flexibus) sínum (=dauðann í vekvingum Heilag. I, 5685)Heilag. I, 62327; fram rann villidýriten eigi konan (nl. Herodias Datter se Post. 914 jvf Matth. 14, 8) ok dreifðifaxi um svíra heldr en meyligu hárium meyligan hals með margháttuðumhvekkingum Post. 91633.
Part of speech: f
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚠᚽᚴᚴᛁᚿᚵ
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.
- lat.
- latinsk.
- nl.
- nemlig.