Blotna

Old Norse Dictionary - blotna

Meaning of Old Norse word "blotna" in English.

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

blotna
að, to become moist or soft: metaph. to lose courage; blotnar hann eigi við þat, Ísl. ii. 330, Fms. viii. 137.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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