Hrafn-hvalr
Old Norse Dictionary - hrafn-hvalr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hrafn-hvalr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hrafn-hvalr
- m. [A. S. hran or hren = a whale], a kind of whale, SkS. 123, Edda (Gl.), N. G. l. i. 330.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛅᚠᚾ-ᚼᚢᛅᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)