Blóð-vaka

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Blóð-vaka

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 blóð-vaka

u, f. [vekja blóð, cp. vökvi, m. fluid], a law term, the letting blood flow; svá hart at b. yrði, Bs. i. 871.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛚᚢᛏ-ᚢᛅᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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