Blaka
Old Norse Dictionary - blaka
Meaning of Old Norse word "blaka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word blaka can mean:blaka
- blaka
- 1. að, to slap, Ann. 1394.
- blaka
- 2. neut. to wave, flutter, of the wings of birds, b. vaengjum, to flutter with the wings, Stj. 74: of the leaves on a tree moved by a soft breeze, lauf viðarins blakaðu hægliga, Barl. 161; austan blakar laufið á þann linda, Fornkv. 129; blakir mér þari um hnakka, Fms. v.. 376 (in a verse). In mod. usage, blakta, að or t, is freq. used of leaves, of the flaring of a light, ljós blaktir á skari, the flame flutters on the wick; hence metaph., öndin blaktir á skari, Snót 128; blaktir önd á brjósti, 121: the phrase, blaktir ekki hár á höfði, not a hair moves on one’s head.
- blaka
- 2. u, f. a veil of silk, Fas. iii. 337; a pan, Mar. 153: now also = blaðka, v. above s. v. blað.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᛅᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.
- modern.
- neut.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- f.
- feminine.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Snót
- Snót, poems.
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)