Blástr

Old Norse Dictionary - blástr

Meaning of Old Norse word "blástr" in English.

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

blástr Old Norse word can mean:

blástr: rs, m., dat. blæstri, blæsti, Hom. 47; pl. blástrar:

blástr: 1. to blast, Sks. 213.

blástr: 2. breath; b. af lopti, Eluc. 19; málit görisk af blæstrinum, Skálda 170: the blast of a trumpet, Fms. ix. 30: hissing of serpents, breathing of whales (hvala blástr), Gullþ. 8: blowing a bellows, Edda 70.

blástr: 3. medic. swelling, mortification, Nj. 209, Dropl. 36, Bs. i. 182.

blástr: COMPDS: blástrbelgr, blástrhol, blástrhorn, blástrjárn, blástrsamr, blástrsvalr.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

þ.: þáttr.

medic.: medicine, medically.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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