Hnykill

Old Norse Dictionary - hnykill

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnykill" in English.

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

hnykill
m., dat. hnykli, [Dan. nögle; Swed. nyckel; prob. a dimin. derived from hnoða]:—a clew of yarn: metaph. a clew-like thing; þoku-hnyklar, ský-h., wreaths of fog and clouds: of a tumor, Fas. ii. 453.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
dat.
dative.
dimin.
diminutive.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.
prob.
probably.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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