Blaka

Old Norse Dictionary - blaka

Meaning of Old Norse word "blaka" in English.

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

blaka Old Norse word can mean:

blaka: 1. að, to slap, Ann. 1394.

blaka: 2. neut. to wave, flutter, of the wings of birds, b. vaengjum, to flutter with the wings, Stj. 74: of the leaves on a tree moved by a soft breeze, lauf viðarins blakaðu hægliga, Barl. 161; austan blakar laufið á þann linda, Fornkv. 129; blakir mér þari um hnakka, Fms. v.. 376 (in a verse). In mod. usage, blakta, að or t, is freq. used of leaves, of the flaring of a light, ljós blaktir á skari, the flame flutters on the wick; hence metaph., öndin blaktir á skari, Snót 128; blaktir önd á brjósti, 121: the phrase, blaktir ekki hár á höfði, not a hair moves on one’s head.

blaka: 2. u, f. a veil of silk, Fas. iii. 337; a pan, Mar. 153: now also = blaðka, v. above s. v. blað.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

neut.: neuter.

v.: vide.

f.: feminine.

s. v.: sub voce.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Snót: Snót, poems.

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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