Blunda

Old Norse Dictionary - blunda

Meaning of Old Norse word "blunda" in English.

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

blunda
að, to doze; éta blundandi, Edda 72; cp. mod. ganga blindandi, to go blinking, half asleep; b. augum, to shut the eyes, Bs. ii. 481.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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