Spik-hvalr

Old Norse Dictionary - spik-hvalr

Meaning of Old Norse word "spik-hvalr"

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

spik-hvalr
m. whale-blubber, Vm. 143.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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