Hor-blaka

Old Norse Dictionary - hor-blaka

Meaning of Old Norse word "hor-blaka"

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

hor-blaka
u, f., botan. menyanthes, buck-bean, Hjalt.

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

Abbreviations used:

botan.
botanically.
f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Hjalt.
Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.
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