Hnekking

Old Norse Dictionary - hnekking

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnekking" in English.

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

hnekking
f. a check, rebuff, Am. 56, Glúm. 337, Greg. 19, Bret. 62, Sturl. i. 217.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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