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Hlǫkk
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Old Norse
Etymology
From non hlǫkk clash, din, battle, related to non hlakka to make noise, cry, scream.
Proper noun
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non Norse mythology Hlökk Hlǫkk, a valkyrie
1066, Harald Hardrada 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
non Hôtt bað mik, þars mœttusk,menskorð bera forðum,Hlakkar íss ok hausar,hjalmstall í gný malma. The necklace-pole [WOMAN] told me earlierto hold the helmet-support [HEAD] highin the clamour of swords [BATTLE]where Hlǫkk’s ice [SWORD] and skulls met.
Declension
Hlakk Hlǫkk sing-indef