Bleðja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Bleðja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛚᛁᛏᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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