Hækill

Old Norse Dictionary - hækill

Meaning of Old Norse word "hækill" in English.

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

hækill: m. [hykjel, Ivar Aasen], a ‘hough,’ or hind-leg, of a hide; flá af heming fyrir ofan hækilinn, N. G. L. i. 209: freq. in mod. usage, but only of a skin: a nickname, Fms. ix.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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