Blóð-rás

Old Norse Dictionary - blóð-rás

Meaning of Old Norse word "blóð-rás"

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

blóð-rás
f. a ‘blood-rush,’ hemorrhagia, Ld. 140, Fms. x. 395, Pr. 473: mod. also circulation of blood.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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