Bleikja
Old Norse Dictionary - bleikja
Meaning of Old Norse word "bleikja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word bleikja can mean:bleikja
- bleikja
- 1. and bleika, u, f. chalk paint; draga með bleiku, Hkr. ii. 341, Fms. iv. 96.
- bleikja
- 2. salmo levis, Fél. i. 11.
- bleikja
- 2. t, ð, [Swed. bleka; Germ. bleichen], to bleach; b. lérept, to bleach linen, Fas. ii. 71: in the phrase, b. hadda (cp. haddblik), of ladies, to wash and comb the hair, Edda 75.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᛁᛁᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- v.
- vide.
- l.
- line.
- cp.
- compare.
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Fél.
- Félags-rit.
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)