Hal-dreki
Old Norse Dictionary - hal-dreki
Meaning of Old Norse word "hal-dreki"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hal-dreki
- a, m. a ‘tail-dragon,’ scorpion, Stj. 578, Hb. 732. 18, Ant. 7.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛚ-ᛏᚱᛁᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hb.
- Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)