Blóð-stjarna

Old Norse Dictionary - blóð-stjarna

Meaning of Old Norse word "blóð-stjarna"

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

blóð-stjarna
u, f. the bloody star, prob. Mars, Rb. 110.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
prob.
probably.

Works & Authors cited:

Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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