Svart-bakr

Old Norse Dictionary - svart-bakr

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

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

svart-bakr
m. [Shetl. swartback, or swabie]:—the great black-backed gull, larus marinus, Fs. 145.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
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