Starf-hvalr

Old Norse Dictionary - starf-hvalr

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

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

starf-hvalr
m. blubber paid as wages for cutting up a whale, Pm. 69.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Pm.
Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
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