Blíðleikr

Old Norse Dictionary - blíðleikr

Meaning of Old Norse word "blíðleikr" in English.

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

blíðleikr
and -leiki, m. mildness, balminess, of the air, Fms. x. 336, Rb. 336: blandishment, Pass. 31. 10.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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