Rek-hvalr

Old Norse Dictionary - rek-hvalr

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

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

rek-hvalr
m. a whale drifed ashore, Grág. ii. 385, K. Þ. K. 112, K. Á. 162, Jb. 335, Am. 36.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
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