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.)
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