Hjúkólfr

Old Norse Dictionary - hjúkólfr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjúkólfr" in English.

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

hjúkólfr: m. [the latter part is prob. borrowed from the Engl. club, qs. hjú-kólfr = people’s club, and is not to be derived from hjúka]:—a club-house, inn, Fms. ix. 453, Sturl. ii. 124: metaph., Bs. i. 137.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

prob.: probably.

qs.: quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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