Hnýðingr
Old Norse Dictionary - hnýðingr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hnýðingr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hnýðingr
- m. a kind of dolphin, delphinus minimus, Edda (Gl.), Sks. 120.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᚢᚦᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)