Blórar
Old Norse Dictionary - blórar
Meaning of Old Norse word "blórar"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- blórar
- a, m. [cp. Dan. blår, the refuse of flax, and the phrase, at kaste een blår í öjnene, to throw dust in one’s eyes] in Icel. only used in the metaph. phrase, at göra e-t í blóra við e-n, to commit an offence behind another person so that suspicion falls upon him: and blóra-maðr, m., en ef svá verðr sem mér er grunr á at, dóttir þín sé með barni, þá eru þar fáir blóramenn, ok vil ek ganga við faðerni. Fas. iii. 344.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᚢᚱᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)