Bleyta

Old Icelandic Dictionary - bleyta

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "bleyta" in English.

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

bleyta Old Icelandic word can mean:

bleyta
I)
bleyta
f. mud, mire.
bleyta
II)
bleyta
(-tta, -ttr), v. to make soft, moisten (~ húð); ~ hjarta, skaphöfn e-s, to soften one’s heart, temper.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᛁᚢᛏᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
e-s
einhvers.

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