Blóð-járna

Old Norse Dictionary - blóð-járna

Meaning of Old Norse word "blóð-járna"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

blóð-járna
að, to shoe a horse to the quick, (mod.)

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᚢᚦ-ᛁᛅᚱᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

mod.
modern.

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