Blendingr

Old Norse Dictionary - blendingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "blendingr" in English.

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

blendingr Old Norse word can mean:

blendingr
m. a blending, mixture.
blendingr
2. metaph. a being half man and half giant, not a downright giant (troll); b. en ekki fullkomit troll, Fas. iii. 179; b. þurs einn, Grett. 135.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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