Hryggjar-stykki

Old Norse Dictionary - hryggjar-stykki

Meaning of Old Norse word "hryggjar-stykki" in English.

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

hryggjar-stykki: n. a kind of duck (from a spot on the back), the sheldrake (?), Edda (Gl.): metaph. the name of an old Icel. historical work, Fms. vii. (Mork.)

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Mork.: Morkinskinna. (E. I.)

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