Há-karl

Old Norse Dictionary - há-karl

Meaning of Old Norse word "há-karl" in English.

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

há-karl
m. a shark, Dipl. iii. 4, Sturl. ii. 147, Fms. ix. 434.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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