Blót

Old Norwegian Dictionary - blót

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "blót" in Norwegian.

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

blót: blót, n. 1) Offring, Offerhøjtid. OH. 1048. 17;efla, efna blót Heilag. I, 6467 64732. 2) Afgudsdyrkelse i Almindelighed. Gul.29; om en Spaakvindes Trolddom: Korm. 210. 3) hvad der er Gjenstandfor, anvendes ved Afgudsdyrkelse. Flat. III, 24629; Eids. I, 24. 4) hvad deroffres til Afgud; hann býðr hennialla menn til blóta - Þorgerðr þáblótit at honum ok kýss Erling sonhans Flat. I, 19130. 5) Forbandelse,Banden, Skjælden. Vatsd. 22; Sturl.I, 28211. 28532; blót ok bönnur Hirðskrá 28; blót ok skattyrði Gísl. 53.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᛚᚮᛏ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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