Skot-hvalr
Old Norse Dictionary - skot-hvalr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skot-hvalr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skot-hvalr
- m. a dead whale with a marked harpoon in it, Grág. ii. 358, 366.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᛏ-ᚼᚢᛅᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)