Blá-tönn
Old Norse Dictionary - blá-tönn
Meaning of Old Norse word "blá-tönn" (or blá-tǫnn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- blá-tönn (blá-tǫnn)
- f. a cognom. having a blue, black tusk, Fas. ii. 390.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, blá-tönn may be more accurately written as blá-tǫnn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᛅ-ᛏᚢᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cognom.
- cognomen.
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- nom.
- nominative.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)