Hval-kváma
Old Norse Dictionary - hval-kváma
Meaning of Old Norse word "hval-kváma"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hval-kváma
- u, f. a drifting of whales ashore, Sturl. i. 190, Bs. i. 665.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛅᛚ-ᚴᚢᛅᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)