Hrafn-reyðr

Old Norse Dictionary - hrafn-reyðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrafn-reyðr" in English.

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

hrafn-reyðr
f. a kind of whale; also called hrefna, balaena (medio) ventre plicato, Edda (Gl.), Eggert Itin. 542.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Itin.
Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.
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