Haka

Old Norse Dictionary - haka

Meaning of Old Norse word "haka" in English.

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

haka Old Norse word can mean:

haka: u, f. [Swed. haka; Dan. hage], the chin, Eg. 305; skeggit við hökuna, 564; höku ok kjálka, Fms. ii. 59, xi. 139, n. G. L. i. 339, Edda; undir-haka, a double chin.

haka: COMPDS: hökubein, hökulangr, hökumikill, hökuskarð, hökuskegg.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

L.: Linnæus.

n.: neuter.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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

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