Hval-skyti

Old Norse Dictionary - hval-skyti

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

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

hval-skyti
a, m. a whale harpooner, Grág. ii. 377, Jb. 326.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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