Troll-aukinn

Old Norse Dictionary - troll-aukinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "troll-aukinn" in English.

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

troll-aukinn
part. ‘troll-eked,’ possessed by a troll, but only in heathen sense = hamramr, epithet of a werewolf; Þorgrímr var tröll-aukinn ok tók þó Kristni, Landn. (Hb.) 45, Fms. iii. 195.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hb.
Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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