Definitions
Definitions
1 blá
f., pl. blár, an απ. λεγ. in a verse Ísl. ii. 233, where it seems to mean the billows, blue waves. Ivar Aasen records ‘blaa’ a Norse term for the blue horizon; cp. the Icel. phrase, út í bláinn (as from blár, m.), into the blue, of what is thrown away, words spoken without need or end. In the east of Icel. blá means a meadow covered with snow half melted away, Erik Jonsson, Dict. s. v.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
blá
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "blá" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).