Hlakka

Old Norse Dictionary - hlakka

Meaning of Old Norse word "hlakka" in English.

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

hlakka
að, [qs. hlag-ka from hlæja], to cry, scream, of the eagle, Vsp. 50, freq. in mod. usage, cp. Landn. 162, where it is used in verse improperly of a raven, for the eagle screams (hlakkar), the raven croaks (krunkar):—metaph., the phrase, h. yfir e-u, to exult over a thing, as an eagle over its prey, Th. 5; ok hlökkuðu nú mjök yfir þessu, Grett. 128; h. yfir sigri, Mar., Al. 178; þú mátt ekki hrína upp yfir þig, það er synd at hlakka yfir vegnum mönnum, Od. xx. 412; hlakka til e-s, one screams with joy at or in prospect of a thing (of children, young people); eg hlakka til að sjá hana, eg hlakka til að fara; cp. börnin hlakka þá ok huggask, Bs. ii. 135; því hjartað mitt er helmingað, | hlakka eg til að finna það, Bb. 3. 17.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
qs.
quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Bb.
Búnaðar-bálkr.
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Od.
Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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