Kinn-hestr

Old Norse Dictionary - kinn-hestr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kinn-hestr" in English.

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

kinn-hestr
m. a ‘cheek-horse,’ box on the ear, 623. 56, Ld. 134, Nj. 75, 116, Finnb. 322, Fms. vii. 157, Pr. 445.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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