Nál-bein

Meaning of Old Norse word "nál-bein"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

nál-bein

n. the needle-like bones in fishes’ gills.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᛚ-ᛒᛁᛁᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements