Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Blástr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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Definitions

5 definitions

1 blástr

rs, m., dat. blæstri, blæsti, Hom. 47; pl. blástrar:

2 blástr

1. to blast, Sks. 213.

3 blástr

2. breath; b. af lopti, Eluc. 19; málit görisk af blæstrinum, Skálda 170: the blast of a trumpet, Fms. ix. 30: hissing of serpents, breathing of whales (hvala blástr), Gullþ. 8: blowing a bellows, Edda 70.

4 blástr

3. medic. swelling, mortification, Nj. 209, Dropl. 36, Bs. i. 182.

5 blástr

COMPDS: blástrbelgr, blástrhol, blástrhorn, blástrjárn, blástrsamr, blástrsvalr.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

blástr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

dat.: dative.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
medic.: medicinally.
pl.: plural.
sing: singular.
þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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