hönk

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See also: honk and Honk

Icelandic

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse hǫnk (compare haki (something bent)), related to Proto-Germanic *hakô (hook). Compare English hank.

Pronunciation

Noun

hönk f (genitive singular hankar, nominative plural hankir)

  1. hank
  2. coil, loop
    Synonyms: lykkja, sveigur
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English hunk.

Pronunciation

Noun

hönk m (genitive singular hönks, nominative plural hönkar) or
hönk n (genitive singular hönks, nominative plural hönk)

  1. (slang, rare) hunk (sexually attractive man or boy)
Declension