Lyng-bakr
Old Norse Dictionary - lyng-bakr
Meaning of Old Norse word "lyng-bakr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lyng-bakr
- m. ling-back, a fabulous sea monster whose back was grown with ling, Fas. ii. 249; as in the tale of Sindbad the Sailor.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚾᚴ-ᛒᛅᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)