Stýris-hnakki

Old Norse Dictionary - stýris-hnakki

Meaning of Old Norse word "stýris-hnakki" in English.

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

stýris-hnakki
a, m. the ‘rudder-neck,’ the top piece of the rudder, Fms. ii. 320.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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