Hnökkóttr

Old Norse Dictionary - hnökkóttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnökkóttr" (or hnǫkkóttr) in English.

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

hnökkóttr (hnǫkkóttr)
adj. piebald (?); hesta tvá hnökkótta, Landn. 154.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hnökkóttr may be more accurately written as hnǫkkóttr.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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