Hrafn-reyðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hrafn-reyðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hrafn-reyðr

f. a kind of whale; also called hrefna, balaena (medio) ventre plicato, Edda (Gl.), Eggert Itin. 542.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚱᛅᚠᚾ-ᚱᛁᚢᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Itin.
Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.
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