Belgja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Belgja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 belgja

ð, [Hel. belgan, irâ inflari], to inflate, puff out, Fms. iii. 201, Anal. 200; b. augun, to goggle, Bárð. 171: to drink as a cow.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᛚᚴᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

gl
glossary.
Hel.
Heliand.
l.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors

Anal.
Analecta. (D. II.)
Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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