hneykingnafnorðkvenkynf. shame, rebuff, disgrace; h. eðr svívirðing, Stj. 67, 68 (v. l.); hneyking ok niðran, 25; göra e-m h., Fms. iv. 243; hneykingar staðr, as a rendering of the word Babylon, Mar. 10.