Blóð-lát

Old Norse Dictionary - blóð-lát

Meaning of Old Norse word "blóð-lát"

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

blóð-lát
n. loss of blood, Hkr. ii. 24: medic. blood-letting, bleeding, Fms. vii. 269, Str. 28, n. G. L. iii. 15.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
medic.
medicine, medically.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
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