Hækinn

Old Norse Dictionary - hækinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "hækinn" in English.

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

hækinn: adj. [Ivar Aasen hæken; Dan. higen], greedy, voracious, Merl., Bret. (1849) 44.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Dan.: Danish.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Merl.: Merlinus Spa. (A. III.)

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