Blóðnætr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - blóðnætr

Meaning 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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