Höku-skarð
Old Norse Dictionary - höku-skarðMeaning of Old Norse word "höku-skarð" (or hǫku-skarð) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- höku-skarð (hǫku-skarð)
- n. a cleft in the chin.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, höku-skarð may be more accurately written as hǫku-skarð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚴᚢ-ᛋᚴᛅᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.