Skjaldhvalr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skjaldhvalr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skjaldhvalr" in Norwegian.

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

skjaldhvalr
skjaldhvalr, m. et Slags Hval, saa kaldet paa Grund af Flekker paa dens Hud (jvfskjöldr 4, skjaldabúnaðr); flekkar eruá sumum (nl. hvölum), svá sem annat-hvárt er á skjaldhvölum eða á geir-hvölum eða á barðhvölum Kgs. 2931.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛁᛆᛚᚦᚼᚠᛆᛚᚱ
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:

m.
Masculin.
nl.
nemlig.
s.
substantiv.

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