Hval-fjara

Old Norse Dictionary - hval-fjara

Meaning of Old Norse word "hval-fjara"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hval-fjara
u, f. a whale beach, on which a whale has drifted and is cut up.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛅᛚ-ᚠᛁᛅᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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