Lyng-bakr

Old Norse Dictionary - lyng-bakr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lyng-bakr" in English.

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

lyng-bakr
m. ling-back, a fabulous sea monster whose back was grown with ling, Fas. ii. 249; as in the tale of Sindbad the Sailor.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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