Bleyta
Old Norse Dictionary - bleyta
Meaning of Old Norse word "bleyta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word bleyta can mean:bleyta
- bleyta
- 1. u, f. [blautr], mud, Clem. 35: mire, Hrafn. 27 (freq.)
- bleyta
- 2. tt, to soak, moisten; b. húð, a hide, Fas. i. 289; leir, clay, Bret. 106.
- bleyta
- 2. to soften, Greg. 38, 655 v. B (rare in that sense).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᛁᚢᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Clem.
- Clements Saga. (F. III.)
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)