Blæja

Old Norse Dictionary - blæja

Meaning of Old Norse word "blæja" in English.

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

blæja Old Norse word can mean:

blæja: u, f. [cp. Germ. blege = limbus, prob. derived from A. S. bleoh = colour; prob. an Engl. word, cp. Enskar blæjur, Eb. 256]:—a fine, coloured cloth; hon hafði knýtt urn sik blæju, ok vóru í mörk blá, Ld. 244: a burial sheet, Am. 101, Gkv. 1. 13, Grág. i. 207: the cover of a bed, Gg. 7, 25, Rm. 20, Bb. 1. 12, Eb. l. c.: cover of an altar table, Vm. 65, Dipl. iii. 4: poët., hildar b., a shield, the b. of the mast = the sail, etc.: mod. a veil.

blæja: COMPDS: blsejuendi, blæjuhorn, blæjuhvalr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

pl.: plural.

poët.: poetically.

prob.: probably.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Bb.: Búnaðar-bálkr.

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Gg.: Grógaldr. (A. II.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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