Geir-nefr
Old Norse Dictionary - geir-nefrMeaning of Old Norse word "geir-nefr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- geir-nefr
- m., and geir-nyt, f. a fish, chimaera monstrosa Linn.: a sea-rat, Eggert Itin. 598.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛁᚱ-ᚾᛁᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Itin.
- Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.