Skjald-hvalr
Old Norse Dictionary - skjald-hvalr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skjald-hvalr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skjald-hvalr
- m. a kind of whale, from its particoloured skin, Sks. 124.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛅᛚᛏ-ᚼᚢᛅᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)