Hval-rekstr
Old Norse Dictionary - hval-rekstr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hval-rekstr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hval-rekstr
- m. whale hunting (as described by Sir Walter Scott in the Pirate), Gþl. 458, Ann. 1296, Bs. i. 801, Boldt. 143.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛅᛚ-ᚱᛁᚴᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Boldt
- Boldt. (J. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)