Hnykkr

Old Norse Dictionary - hnykkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnykkr" in English.

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

hnykkr
m. a wrestler’s term, a certain bragð in the Icel. glíma; hence metaph. device.

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

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