Geir-nefr

Old Norse Dictionary - geir-nefr

Meaning 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.

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