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Where does “blæja” come from?

blæja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse blæja — sheet, blanket.

blæja (Icelandic): veil; indefinite genitive plural of blær

Definitions

  1. veil; indefinite genitive plural of blær

Ancestry of “blæja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblæjasheet, blanket

Words derived from “blæja”

  • blæjuber
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