Hvítingr

Old Norse Dictionary - hvítingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvítingr" in English.

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

hvítingr
m. a kind of whale, Sks. 123, Gkv. 2. 42; mod. mjaldr: name of horses, Bjarn. 20: of drinking horns, Fms. iii. 189.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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