hönk

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈhøyŋ̊k/
• Rhymes: -øyŋ̊k

hönk f (genitive singular hankar, nominative plural hankir or (regional) henkur)

1. hank
2. coil, loop

   Synonyms: lykkja, sveigur

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “hönk”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “hönk” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
• “hönk”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)

Borrowed from English hunk.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhœŋ̊k/
• Rhymes: -œŋ̊k

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)