-
1 blæja
* * *f.1) fine coloured cloth (hon hafði knýtt um sik blæju ok vóru í mörk blá);2) cover of a bed; koma undir eina blæju, to be married;3) burial sheet (svipti hon blæju af Sigurði);* * *u, f. [cp. Germ. blege = limbus, prob. derived from A. S. bleoh = colour; prob. an Engl. word, cp. Enskar blæjur, Eb. 256]:—a fine, coloured cloth; hon hafði knýtt urn sik blæju, ok vóru í mörk blá, Ld. 244: a burial sheet, Am. 101, Gkv. 1. 13, Grág. i. 207: the cover of a bed, Gg. 7, 25, Rm. 20, Bb. 1. 12, Eb. l. c.: cover of an altar table, Vm. 65, Dipl. iii. 4: poët., hildar b., a shield, the b. of the mast = the sail, etc.: mod. a veil.COMPDS: blsejuendi, blæjuhorn, blæjuhvalr.
См. также в других словарях:
burial garment — noun cloth used to cover a corpse in preparation for burial • Hypernyms: ↑cloth covering • Hyponyms: ↑pall, ↑shroud, ↑cerement, ↑winding sheet, ↑winding clothes … Useful english dictionary
Christian Burial — Christian Burial † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Burial The interment of a deceased person with ecclesiastical rites in consecrated ground. The Jews and most of the nations of antiquity buried their dead. Amongst the Greeks and… … Catholic encyclopedia
Feast of the Holy Winding Sheet of Christ — In 1958 Pope Pius XII declared that the Feast of the Holy Winding Sheet of Christ (now usually known as the Turin Shroud) was to be kept on the day before Ash Wednesday. HistoryA Feast of the Holy Winding Sheet of Christ originated about 1495 at… … Wikipedia
Feast of the Holy Winding Sheet of Christ — Feast of the Holy Winding Sheet of Christ † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Feast of the Holy Winding Sheet of Christ In 1206 one of the (supposed) Winding Sheets used at the burial of Christ was brought to Besançon by Otto de La Roche, and… … Catholic encyclopedia
winding sheet — /ˈwaɪndɪŋ ʃit / (say wuynding sheet) noun 1. a sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial. 2. a mass of tallow or wax that has run down and hardened on the side of a candle …
winding-sheet — noun burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped • Syn: ↑pall, ↑shroud, ↑cerement, ↑winding clothes • Derivationally related forms: ↑shroud (for: ↑shroud), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Winding Sheet of Christ, Feast of the Holy — • In 1206 one of the (supposed) Winding Sheets used at the burial of Christ was brought to Besançon by Otto de La Roche, and the feast of its arrival (Susceptio) was ordered to be kept on 11 July Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
winding sheet — n. a cloth in which the body of a dead person is wrapped for burial; shroud … English World dictionary
winding sheet — noun A burial shroud. Syn: winding cloth … Wiktionary
shroud — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. winding sheet, grave clothes; pall; screen, cloak, veil. See interment, concealment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. winding sheet, covering, graveclothes, cerements, cerecloth, pall; see also cloth , cover 1 … English dictionary for students
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium