Hrunki

Old Norse Dictionary - hrunki

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrunki" in English.

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

hrunki
a, m. [akin to Hrungnir?], a clown, brute; skal sjá við mik berjask hrunkinn, Glúm. 332.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
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