Blástr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Blástr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛚᛅᛋᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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