Hnakka-bein

Old Norse Dictionary - hnakka-bein

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnakka-bein" in English.

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

hnakka-bein
n. the occipital bone, Orkn. 50.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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