Blautr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - blautrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "blautr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
blautr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- blautr
- a.
- blautr
- 1) soft (~ sem silkiræma); ~ fiskr, fresh fish, opp. to ‘harðr fiskr’; frá blautu barns beini, from very babyhood;
- blautr
- 2) effeminate, timorous, weak (fár er gamall harðr, ef hann er í bernsku ~);
- blautr
- 3) wet, soaked (þar vóru vellir blautir, því at regn höfðu verit).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᛅᚢᛏᚱ
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