Blá-lenzkr
Old Norse Dictionary - blá-lenzkr
Meaning of Old Norse word "blá-lenzkr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- blá-lenzkr
- adj. Ethiopian, from Bláland, n. Ethiopia, Nigritia, and North-west Africa in general; Blálendingar, in. pl. Ethiopians; cp. 625. 625, Al. 51, Rb. 568, Stj. 253, 254.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᛅ-ᛚᛁᚾᛋᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)