Hlökk

Old Norse Dictionary - hlökk

Meaning of Old Norse word "hlökk" (or hlǫkk) in English.

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

hlökk (hlǫkk): f., gen. Hlakkar, [perh. akin to A. S. hlanc, Engl. lank = thin, slender]:—one of the heathen Valkyriur, Edda, Gm. passim; and in compds, Hlakkar-, Lex. Poët. passim.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hlökk may be more accurately written as hlǫkk.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

perh.: perhaps.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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