Blá-silfr

Old Norse Dictionary - blá-silfr

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

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

blá-silfr
n. bad silver, opp. to skírt silfr; þrim tigum sinna skal b. vega móti gulli, tíu sinnum skírt silfr móti gulli, 732. 16: the proportion of bad to pure silver is thus as three to one.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
opp.
opposed.

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