Hnykkja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hnykkja

Meaning 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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