Blístran
Old Norse Dictionary - blístran
Meaning of Old Norse word "blístran"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- blístran
- f. (blístr, n.), whistling, Mar. 61, Konr. 58 (Fr.): the mod. phrase, standa á blístri, to be swoln like bellows, is curious, and indicates a relation between blása and blístra.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᛁᛋᛏᚱᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
- Konr.
- Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)