Blóð-vaka
Old Norse Dictionary - blóð-vaka
Meaning of Old Norse word "blóð-vaka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- blóð-vaka
- u, f. [vekja blóð, cp. vökvi, m. fluid], a law term, the letting blood flow; svá hart at b. yrði, Bs. i. 871.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᚢᚦ-ᚢᛅᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)