hvakk

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Old Norse

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Verb

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hvakk

  1. started, was startled; first/third-person singular past indicative active of *hvekka
    • c. 1190, Ágrip:
      konungrinn hvac undan litt oc misti cappinn
      the king sprang away and barely missed the blow