Skot-hvalr

Old Norse Dictionary - skot-hvalr

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

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

skot-hvalr
m. a dead whale with a marked harpoon in it, Grág. ii. 358, 366.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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