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.)
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