Vand-bálkr
Old Norse Dictionary - vand-bálkr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vand-bálkr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vand-bálkr
- m. [vöndr], a wall of wands or wicker, a wattled partition, Orkn. 430, O. H. L. 72 (Fbr. 209).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚾᛏ-ᛒᛅᛚᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- O. H. L.
- Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)