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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