Blána

Old Norse Dictionary - blána

Meaning of Old Norse word "blána"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

blána
að, to become black, livid, Nj. 203 (iron in fire); Hkr. i. 103 (of a plague-stricken corpse), Fms. ii. 42.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᛅᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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