Hnakk-band

Old Norse Dictionary - hnakk-band

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnakk-band" in English.

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

hnakk-band
n. (see hnakkr), an anchor cable; heimtu þeir upp akkeri sín, ok brast (sic) hnakkböndin, Lv. 99.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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