Blíða
Old Norse Dictionary - blíða
Meaning of Old Norse word "blíða"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word blíða can mean:blíða
- blíða
- u, f. [Ulf. bleiþei], literally blitheness, but in usage gentleness, grace, of a woman; alla blíðu lét hón uppi við mik, Nj. 18; hófst þá enn at nýju b. (friendly intercourse) með þeim mágum, Fms. ix. 450: in mod. usage, balminess of the air: fair words, blandishment, Sks. 540.
- blíða
- COMPD: blíðubragð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᛁᚦᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- mod.
- modern.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)