Hvikan

Old Norse Dictionary - hvikan

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvikan" in English.

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

hvikan
f. a quaking, Lv. 54: wavering, Bs. i. 654 (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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