HVELJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HVELJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 HVELJA

u, f. [hvalr, cp. Engl. wheal], the skin of a cyclopterus or whale, etc.: in pl. the metaph. súpa hveljur, to sup on hveljur, i. e. to lose the breath, to gasp as when about half drowned; ekki þurfti hann Oddr staup, hann ýmist sökk eða hveljur saup, Stef. 01.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᛁᛚᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
etc.: et cetera.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.

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