Hnakkr

Old Norse Dictionary - hnakkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnakkr" in English.

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

hnakkr Old Norse word can mean:

hnakkr: m. an anchor-stone, similar to the mod. dreki and stjóri (εὐναί in Homer), whence hnakk-band, hnakk-mið.

hnakkr: II. a man’s saddle, freq. in mod. usage, which distinguishes between a söðull (a side saddle) and hnakkr, but it seems not to be found in old writers, except in hnakkmarr above.

hnakkr: III. = knakkr, q. v.; stólar fjórir, knakkr, lectari, Pm. 17 (in a church’s inventory).

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

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