Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Blaðra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 blaðra

1. að, prob. an onomatopoëtic word, like Lat. blaterare, Scot. blether, Germ. plaudern, in the phrase, b. tungunni, to talk thick, Hom. 115; tungan var úti ok blaðraði, Fbr. 77 new Ed.; hann blaðraði tungunni ok vildi við leita at mæla, Fms. v. 152: metaph. to utter inarticulate sounds, bleat, as a sheep. blaðr, n. nonsense.

2 blaðra

2. u, f. a bladder, Pr. 472: a blain, watery swelling, Stj. 273, Bs. i. 182. blöðru-sótt, f. a stone in the bladder, Pr. 475.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

blaðra

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
s. v.: sub verbo.
Scot.: Scottish.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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