Jaðrakan

Old Norse Dictionary - jaðrakan

Meaning of Old Norse word "jaðrakan" in English.

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

jaðrakan: n. a kind of Icel. bird, numenius: mod. jarðreka, Edda (Gl.)

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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