Höku-mikill

Old Norse Dictionary - höku-mikill

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

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

höku-mikill (hǫku-mikill)
adj. having a large chin, Sd. 147.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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