Hrikta

Old Norse Dictionary - hrikta

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrikta" in English.

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

hrikta
t, to creak, Am. 36 (of door hinges), where spelt hricþo, as if from hrika, which seems the true old form; but the mod. form is hrikta.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
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