Blóð-drekkr

Old Norse Dictionary - blóð-drekkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "blóð-drekkr" in English.

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

blóð-drekkr
m. one who drinks blood, Fas. iii. 573: epithet of a fox.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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