Hinka

Old Norse Dictionary - hinka

Meaning of Old Norse word "hinka" in English.

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

hinka
að, [Germ. hinken], to limp, hobble, Fs. 159; see hvika.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
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