Blá-kaldr

Old Norse Dictionary - blá-kaldr

Meaning of Old Norse word "blá-kaldr" in English.

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

blá-kaldr
adj. blue-cold, of purling water or iron, cp. the phrase, berja fram blákalt, hammering the iron cold, of obstinate, dogged reasoning.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
cp.
compare.

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