Blóðvaka

Old Icelandic Dictionary - blóðvaka

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "blóðvaka" in English.

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

blóðvaka
f. drawing of blood (svá hart, at ~ yrði); cf. ‘vekja e-m blóð’.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᚢᚦᚢᛅᚴᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
f.
feminine.

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