Hlǫkk

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From hlǫkk (clash, din, battle), related to hlakka (to make noise, cry, scream).

Proper noun

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Hlǫkk f

  1. (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.

Declension

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