Eikinn

Old Norse Dictionary - eikinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "eikinn" in English.

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

eikinn Old Norse word can mean:

eikinn
adj. savage (of a bull), freq. in mod. use; in Skm. 17, 18 it is used of wild-fire.
eikinn
II. oaken, Edda i. 430 (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Skm.
Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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