Járn-hvalr

Old Norse Dictionary - járn-hvalr

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

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

járn-hvalr
m. a whale found with a harpoon in it, Jb. 108, 312, Js.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Js.
Járnsíða. (B. III.)
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