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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