Blóð-tjörn

Meaning of Old Norse word "blóð-tjörn" (or blóð-tjǫrn)

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

blóð-tjörn (blóð-tjǫrn)

f. a pool of blood, Eb. 200.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, blóð-tjörn may be more accurately written as blóð-tjǫrn.

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