Hvalr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hvalr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hvalr" in Norwegian.

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

hvalr: hvalr, m. (G. -s, N. Pl. -ir og -ar, A. Pl. -og -a) 1) Hval, lat. cetus. Hým. 21; Gul.149 fg (hvor den kaldes fiskr); Landsl. 7,64; GráG. 514 fg; Eb. 57 (10624 fgg); hvalrkemr á land, á almenning Bp. I, 66534;Fbr. 232; hval rekr á jörð, á fjöru mannsGul. 1498 fgg; GráG. 51519 fg; skjótahval Gul. 14914; Landsl. 7, 648. 11 fg; festahval (naar den er inddreven, for at denikke skal drive bort igjen uden at kommetil Nytte) GráG. 51521; skera hval dvs.ophugge, sønderlemme Hval, Gul. 1492.1507; Landsl. 7, 646; GráG. 51521.5181; Bp. I, 6663; jvf Fbr. 236 fgg;öxar þær, er þeir skáru með hvilinnGrett. 195; jvf Eb. 57 (10712); skiptahval Bp. I, 6664; Eb. 57 (10730); takahval dvs. sætte sig i Besiddelse af Hval,bemægtige sig den, Bp. I, 6669. Somet Slags Hval ansaaes ogsaa Hval-rossen, rostungr, som derfor ogsaa kald-tes hrosmhvalr: rosmhvalr kom uppá land, ok fóru menn til at særa hann,en hvalrinn hljóp á sjó ok sökk, þvíat hann var særðr á hol Bp. I, 64117 fgg(Sturl. II, 27712 fgg). Forskjellige SlagsHvale vare: andhvalr, barðhvalr, geir-hvalr, hrafnhvalr, reyðarhvalr (= reyðr),skjaldhvalr, svínhvalr, vögnhvalr, hvít-ingr se Kgs. 29. 2) Hvalkjød og Hval-spæk. Sturl. II, 293 fgg; Eyjolfi varborinn hvalr ok egg, ok neytti alltþess, er ætt var Sturl. I, 19112; dróg-ust þar saman föng mikil, hvalr okslátr, er þat fœrt á Skinnastaði ok þarupp fest Sturl. I, 29327.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚠᛆᛚᚱ
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:

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

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