Hvalsauki

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hvalsauki

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hvalsauki" in Norwegian.

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

hvalsauki
hvalsauki, m. Spermacet (lat. sperma ceti;gd. hvalsøky Harpestr. 5117 fg); eittpund hvalsauka DN. III, 34429; jvfaukning fræs hans, annarra hvala aukiKgs. 328. 12.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚠᛆᛚᛋᛆᚢᚴᛁ
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:

gd.
gammeldansk.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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