Bleikja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - bleikja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "bleikja" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

bleikja Old Icelandic word can mean:

bleikja
I)
bleikja
(-ta, -tr), v. to bleach (~ lérept); ~ hadda sína, to wash the hair (said of women).
bleikja
II)
bleikja
f. chalk or white clay.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᛁᛁᚴᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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