Hákr

Old Norse Dictionary - hákr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hákr" in English.

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

hákr
m., the proper sense may have been some kind of fish, cp. Engl. hake; the word is seldom used but in compds; mat-hákr, a glutton; orð-hákr, foul mouth: a nickname, hann var fyrir því kallaðr Þorkell hákr at hann eirði öngu hvárki í orðum né verkum, Nj. 183.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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