Höku-langr

Old Norse Dictionary - höku-langr

Meaning of Old Norse word "höku-langr" (or hǫku-langr) in English.

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

höku-langr (hǫku-langr)
adj. having a long chin, Bárð. 165.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
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