Blaka

Old Norwegian Dictionary - blaka

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "blaka" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

blaka: blaka, f. (sandsynligvis for blaðka af blað jvf bloka, blokka hos Aasen,hvilket sidste Ord netop bruges om størreBlade paa visse Græsarter eller Blad-planter; og da har Ordets Betydningoprindeligen været denne) 1) noget hvor-med man vifter (jvf veðrblaka); tók íbrott miskunnsamliga sem með einniblöku þann hita er hon pínaðist afMar. 91912. 2) Forhæng, Slør (jvf silkiblaka); er sem hangi blaka fyrirauga um öll mín forlög Fm. III, 126jvf Fld. III, 336 fg

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᛚᛆᚴᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

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