Undir-hvesta
Old Norse Dictionary - undir-hvestaMeaning 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.)