Val-hnot

Old Norse Dictionary - val-hnot

Meaning of Old Norse word "val-hnot" in English.

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

val-hnot
f. a ‘Welsh nut,’ i. e. a walnut (Germ. welsches nuss), Fms. vii. 98, 225, Fas. iii. 226.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

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