Tálkn-fanar

Old Norse Dictionary - tálkn-fanar

Meaning of Old Norse word "tálkn-fanar" in English.

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

tálkn-fanar
f. pl. fan-like fringes of whale-bone, Fms. v. 183, Fas. ii. 518.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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