Svarf-hvalr
Old Norse Dictionary - svarf-hvalr
Meaning of Old Norse word "svarf-hvalr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- svarf-hvalr
- m. (?), a kind of whale (perhaps the Shetl. swarfish, the spotted blenny); hlasshvalr ok s., Vm. 150.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛅᚱᚠ-ᚼᚢᛅᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)