Blóð-refill
Old Norse Dictionary - blóð-refill
Meaning of Old Norse word "blóð-refill"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- blóð-refill
- m. the point of a sword, Nj. 246, Eg. 216, 306, Hkr. i. 70; a curious word; does refill here mean a snake? cp. refil-stígar, semita serpentis; cp. also Korm. ch. 9.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᚢᚦ-ᚱᛁᚠᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- cp.
- compare.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)