Blótspánn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - blótspánn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "blótspánn" in Norwegian.

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

blótspánn: blótspánn, m. Spaan, Splint eller Pind, som man brugte at fella for paa denMaade at søge Oplysning hos Guderneom, hvad Fremtiden vilde føre med sig (se R. Keyser. Nordmændenes Reli-gionsforfatning i Hedendommen S.146 fg jvf Dm.3 1064; m. A. CastrénNord. resor och forskningar II, 165 fg).Fsk. 48; Herv. 22712; Landn. 3, 8;jvf fella spán Fld. III, 31; hristateina Hým. 1; hlutviðr Vsp. 62.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᛚᚮᛏᛋᛕᛆᚿᚿ
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:

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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