Veiði-bjalla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Veiði-bjalla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 veiði-bjalla

u, f. a ‘fish-bell,’ a popular name in southern Icel. for the sea-gull, for by its cries it marks the shoals of fish for the fishermen.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᛁᛏᛁ-ᛒᛁᛅᛚᛚᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

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