Hal-dreki

Old Norse Dictionary - hal-dreki

Meaning of Old Norse word "hal-dreki" in English.

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

hal-dreki
a, m. a ‘tail-dragon,’ scorpion, Stj. 578, Hb. 732. 18, Ant. 7.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hb.
Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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