Bleikr

Old Norse Dictionary - bleikr

Meaning of Old Norse word "bleikr" in English.

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

bleikr Old Norse word can mean:

bleikr: adj. [A. S. blâc or blæc; Engl. bleached and bleak; Swed. blek; Germ. bleich and blass]:—pale, wan, of the colour of gold, FmS. v. 345; of bad silver, Grág. i. 500; of fruits, Stj. 161; of ripe barley fields, b. akrar, Nj. 112, and n. T. John iv. 35, a rendering of λευκός in the Gr.; of animals, a fawn-coloured horse is in Icel. called Bleikr, m., a mare Bleik, f., Flov. 33, Vígl.; an ox, Vápn. 21; of hair, auburn, Fær. 156; bleikt hár, the fair locks of a baby, Rm. 31, where ‘bleak and bright’ are alliterative; Homer’s ξανθός is in Icel. rendered by bleik-hárr.

bleikr: 2. = Lat. pallidus, the colour of ashes, pale from fright, loss of blood, or emotion, FmS. i. 216; fiskbleikr, pale as a fish, vii. 269; b. sem bast, pale as bast, etc.: of the moonshine, SkS. 627: the colour of death, því ligg ek b. í brúki, of a corpse mouldering at the bottom of the sea, FmS. vi. 376.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Gr.: Greek.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

s. v.: sub voce.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

etc.: et cetera.

Lat.: Latin.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Vápn.: Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)

Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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