Hvalbein

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hvalbein

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hvalbein" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

hvalbein: hvalbein, n. pl. Hvalben, Ben af en Hval;forekommer som Navn paa en Jord-eiendom, som sandsynligvis har faaetdette Navn af saadanne Ben, som fand-tes paa Stedet, da den først toges iBrug (jvf krákuhreiðr). Dn. II, 748;deraf hvalbeinavík Kalfsk. 7010.

Part of speech: n pl

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚠᛆᛚᛒᚽᛁᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

n.: Neutrum.

pl.: Pluralis.