Hvikan

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hvikan

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hvikan" in Norwegian.

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

hvikan
hvikan, f. Undvigen, Vigen tilbage for enUdfordring eller Opfordring; nú látumhann fyrst hafa hvikanar rúmit, ef sváer, at hann þorir eigi á holm at ganga,en ef hann berst við mik, þá mun ekdrepa hann Ljósv. 1731.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚠᛁᚴᛆᚿ
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.
v.
Verbum.

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