Bleikja

Old Norse Dictionary - bleikja

Meaning of Old Norse word "bleikja" in English.

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

bleikja Old Norse word can mean:

bleikja: 1. and bleika, u, f. chalk paint; draga með bleiku, Hkr. ii. 341, Fms. iv. 96.

bleikja: 2. salmo levis, Fél. i. 11.

bleikja: 2. t, ð, [Swed. bleka; Germ. bleichen], to bleach; b. lérept, to bleach linen, Fas. ii. 71: in the phrase, b. hadda (cp. haddblik), of ladies, to wash and comb the hair, Edda 75.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

v.: vide.

l.: line.

cp.: compare.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Fél.: Félags-rit.

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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