Hval-taka
Old Norse Dictionary - hval-taka
Meaning of Old Norse word "hval-taka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hval-taka
- u, f. taking, stealing blubber, Sturl. ii. 29, Rd. 251.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛅᛚ-ᛏᛅᚴᛅ
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:
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)