Hökul-brækr

Old Norse Dictionary - hökul-brækr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hökul-brækr" (or hǫkul-brækr) in English.

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

hökul-brækr (hǫkul-brækr): f. pl., also by dropping the aspirate, ökul-brækr, FaS. iii. 41:—‘cloak-breeks,’ a kind of dress, perhaps like a Highlander’s kilt, prob. derived from hökull, hekla, and not from ökla, an ankle; it is used of beggarly attire, Ísl. (Kjaln. S.) ii. 417, FaS. iii. 41.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

prob.: probably.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Kjaln. S.: Kjalnesinga Saga. (D. V.)

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