Blindleikr

Old Norse Dictionary - blindleikr

Meaning of Old Norse word "blindleikr" in English.

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

blindleikr
m. blindness, Fms. ii. 241, Stj. 122: metaph., H. E. i. 462.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᛁᚾᛏᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ
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:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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