Okej, hur fan ska man uttala ordet som står i rubriken?
Det är tydligen ett spel av något slag. Läste om det här:
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/New-clues-set-archeologists-.5812375.jp
Citat:
The research – published in the journal Medieval Archeology and the most detailed since the figures surfaced in the early 19th century – suggests the chessmen would be better known as "gaming pieces" as they may have been used in such other board games as hnefatfl.