Hval-járn

Old Norse Dictionary - hval-járn

Meaning of Old Norse word "hval-járn" in English.

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

hval-járn
n. a whale-iron, harpoon, Sturl. iii. 68.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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