Hnykka-stafr

Old Norse Dictionary - hnykka-stafr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnykka-stafr" in English.

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

hnykka-stafr
m. a kind of peg, = hnakkr, Ld. 116.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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