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Where does “blettur” come from?

blettur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse blettr — stain; blot.

blettur (Icelandic): stain, blot, patch; a plot of land

Definitions

  1. stain, blot, patch; a plot of land

Ancestry of “blettur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseblettrstain; blot

Words derived from “blettur”

  • sósublettur
  • blettatígur
Every word from Old Norse blettr →