Blóðnætr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - blóðnætrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "blóðnætr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
- blóðnætr
- f. pl. ‘blood-nights’, in the prov., ‘~ eru hverjum bráðastar’, referring to the fierce desire to revenge a homicide newly committed.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᚢᚦᚾᛅᛏᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- pl.
- plural.
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