Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Bleðja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 bleðja

að, [blað], pret. bladdi; a part. ‘bladdr’ occurs, Post. 606; prop. to prune, lop trees and plants, Bs. ii. 165, N. G. L. i. 241: esp. in the metaph. phrase, b. af, to destroy, kill off one by one; mun hann svá ætla at b. hirðina, Fms. ii. 55, vii. 36, Fs. 96.

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Runic Inscription

bleðja

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "bleðja" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
p.: page.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
pret.: preterite.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

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