Blá-silfr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Blá-silfr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 blá-silfr

n. bad silver, opp. to skírt silfr; þrim tigum sinna skal b. vega móti gulli, tíu sinnum skírt silfr móti gulli, 732. 16: the proportion of bad to pure silver is thus as three to one.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛚᛅ-ᛋᛁᛚᚠᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

n.
neuter.
opp
opposed to.
opp.
opposed.
opp. to
opposed to.
p.
page.
prop
properly.

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