Aptr-hnekking

Old Norse Dictionary - aptr-hnekking

Meaning of Old Norse word "aptr-hnekking" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

aptr-hnekking
f. a bending backwards, metaph., Fms. ix. 509.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛒᛏᚱ-ᚼᚾᛁᚴᚴᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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