Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skálp-hæna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

u, f. the name of a bird (?), a hen; the scaup-duck, anas marila, see Bewick.; a nickname, Landn.

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Runic Inscription

skálp-hæna

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "skálp-hæna" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

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