Búrhvalr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - búrhvalrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "búrhvalr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
- búrhvalr
- m. a sort of whale, cachalot (?).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚱᚼᚢᛅᛚᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
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