Bleikja
Old Icelandic Dictionary - bleikjaMeaning 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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