Hval-járn
Old Norse Dictionary - hval-járn
Meaning of Old Norse word "hval-járn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hval-járn
- n. a whale-iron, harpoon, Sturl. iii. 68.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛅᛚ-ᛁᛅᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)