Geir-nefr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Geir-nefr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 geir-nefr

m., and geir-nyt, f. a fish, chimaera monstrosa Linn.: a sea-rat, Eggert Itin. 598.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᛁᚱ-ᚾᛁᚠᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Itin.
Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.
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