Hval-grafir
Old Norse Dictionary - hval-grafirMeaning of Old Norse word "hval-grafir" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hval-grafir
- f. pl. whale pits where blubber was kept, Sturl. i. 136: a local name in western Icel.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛅᛚ-ᚴᚱᛅᚠᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)