Hermi-kráka

Old Norse Dictionary - hermi-kráka

Meaning of Old Norse word "hermi-kráka" in English.

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

hermi-kráka
u, f. an ‘aping-crow,’ a mimicker, Gísl. 51.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
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