Blökku-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - blökku-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "blökku-maðr" (or blǫkku-maðr)

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

blökku-maðr (blǫkku-maðr)
m. [blakkr], a blackamoor, sometimes a negro, (mod.)

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

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