Hnokki

Old Norse Dictionary - hnokki

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnokki" in English.

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

hnokki
a, m. the small metal hooks holding the thread in a distaff: metaph., strák-hnokki, an urchin.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.

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