Blanda
Old Icelandic Dictionary - blandaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "blanda" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
blanda Old Icelandic word can mean:
- blanda
- I)
- blanda
- (blend; blétt, bléndum; blandinn), v. to blend, mix, e-t e-u, with a thing (~ mjöð, drykk, eitri); ~ e-t saman, to mix together (~ saman hvítt ok rautt); more common, ~ e-u við e-t; ~ vatni við vín, to mix wine with water; ~ mötuneyti (dat., ) við e-n, to eat together with one;
- blanda
- refl., ~st við e-n, to have intercourse with one, esp. of sexual intercourse (~st við konur af heiðnum þjóðum).
- blanda
- II)
- blanda
- (að), v. = prec.
- blanda
- III)
- blanda
- f. mixture of two fluids (fór fyrst ór blóð, síðan ~), esp. sour whey mixed with water.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᛅᚾᛏᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- e-u
- einhverju.
- dat.
- dative.
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
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