Tálkn

Old Norse Dictionary - tálkn

Meaning of Old Norse word "tálkn" in English.

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

tálkn Old Norse word can mean:

tálkn
n., usually in pl. the gills of fish, as also of whale-bone; bein eða tálkn, Grág. ii. 371, Jb. 315; fann hann tálkn ok vóru þar á rúnar, hann brenndi tálknið allt, Eg. 566, 567; tálkn þau er vaxin eru í munni honum, Sks. 135; þessir fiskar (those whales) hafa hvárki tönn né tálkn, 120: as a nickname, tálkni, Landn.: whence Tálkna-fjörðr, id.
tálkn
COMPDS: tálknfanar, tálknkefli, tálknskíð, tálknsproti, tálknstika.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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