Hlǫkk
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From hlǫkk (“clash, din, battle”), related to hlakka (“to make noise, cry, scream”).
Proper noun edit
Hlǫkk f
- (Norse mythology) Hlǫkk, a valkyrie
- 1066, Haraldr harðráði Sigurðarson, Lausavísur 14, in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 55-6., retrieved at the Skaldic Database
- Hôtt bað mik, þars mœttusk,
menskorð bera forðum,
Hlakkar íss ok hausar,
hjalmstall í gný malma.- The necklace-pole [WOMAN] told me earlier
to hold the helmet-support [HEAD] high
in the clamour of swords [BATTLE]
where Hlǫkk’s ice [SWORD] and skulls met.
- The necklace-pole [WOMAN] told me earlier
- 1066, Haraldr harðráði Sigurðarson, Lausavísur 14, in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 55-6., retrieved at the Skaldic Database
Declension edit
Declension of Hlǫkk (strong ō-stem, indefinite singular only)
| feminine | singular |
|---|---|
| indefinite | |
| nominative | Hlǫkk |
| accusative | Hlǫkk |
| dative | Hlǫkk |
| genitive | Hlakkar |