Hroki

Old Norse Dictionary - hroki

Meaning of Old Norse word "hroki" in English.

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

hroki Old Norse word can mean:

hroki
a, m. the heap above the brim of a full vessel; með hroka færdæmingar, covered with disgrace, H. E. i. 514.
hroki
II. metaph. insolence, overbearing manners, freq.
hroki
COMPDS: hrokafullr, hrokalegr, hrokayrði.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
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