Belgja

Old Norse Dictionary - belgja

Meaning of Old Norse word "belgja" in English.

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

belgja
ð, [Hel. belgan, irâ inflari], to inflate, puff out, Fms. iii. 201, Anal. 200; b. augun, to goggle, Bárð. 171: to drink as a cow.

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

Abbreviations used:

Hel.
Heliand.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Anal.
Analecta. (D. II.)
Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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