Undir-hvesta

Old Norse Dictionary - undir-hvesta

Meaning of Old Norse word "undir-hvesta" in English.

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

undir-hvesta
u, f. (undir-hvesti, n., v. l.), the under flesh of a whale; undirhvestu ór hálfum hval, Vm. 79, qs. þvesti, q. v.(?)

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
qs.
quasi.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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