Hnakka-filla

Old Norse Dictionary - hnakka-filla

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

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

hnakka-filla
u, f. the flesh on the nape, Gullþ. 27.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
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