Blautr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - blautr

Meaning 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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