Blikra

Old Norse Dictionary - blikra

Meaning of Old Norse word "blikra" in English.

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

blikra
að, [Ivar Aasen blikra, to flutter], to blink; impers. with dat., kvaðst hann eigi hirða þó bónda blikraði nokkut til hvat fyrir væri (= blöskraði, felt a shudder), Grett. 100 A (rare).

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
impers.
impersonal.
pers.
person.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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