Hval-föng

Old Norse Dictionary - hval-föng

Meaning of Old Norse word "hval-föng" (or hval-fǫng) in English.

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

hval-föng (hval-fǫng)
n. pl. stores of whale (blubber), Bs. i. 549, Fbr. 41.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hval-föng may be more accurately written as hval-fǫng.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
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