Blóð-drekkr
Old Norse Dictionary - blóð-drekkr
Meaning of Old Norse word "blóð-drekkr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- blóð-drekkr
- m. one who drinks blood, Fas. iii. 573: epithet of a fox.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᚢᚦ-ᛏᚱᛁᚴᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)