Blendingr
Old Norse Dictionary - blendingr
Meaning of Old Norse word "blendingr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word blendingr can mean:blendingr
- blendingr
- m. a blending, mixture.
- blendingr
- 2. metaph. a being half man and half giant, not a downright giant (troll); b. en ekki fullkomit troll, Fas. iii. 179; b. þurs einn, Grett. 135.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᛁᚾᛏᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)