Hátta-lykill

Old Norse Dictionary - hátta-lykill

Meaning of Old Norse word "hátta-lykill" in English.

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

hátta-lykill
m. a key to metres, the name of an old poem on metres, Orkn. 304 (printed at the end of the Skálda, Reykjavík 1849).

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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