Hnykkja
Old Icelandic Dictionary - hnykkjaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "hnykkja" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
- hnykkja
- (-ta, -tr), v. to pull violenty, with dat. (h. e-m til sin); h. e-u upp, to pull up a thing; absol., þykkist sveinninn hafa vel hnykkt, he thought he had made a good pull.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᚢᚴᚴᛁᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-m
- einhverjum.
- e-u
- einhverju.
- absol.
- absolute, absolutely.
- dat.
- dative.
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