Höfuðblót

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfuðblót

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfuðblót" (or hǫfuðblót) in Norwegian.

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

höfuðblót (hǫfuðblót)
höfuðblót, n. stor, almindelig Offerhøitid,som afholdes til bestemt Tid, og hvortilder møder mange Mennesker. Flat. II, 6914.

Part of speech: n

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, höfuðblót may be more accurately written as hǫfuðblót.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚢᚦᛒᛚᚮᛏ
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.
n.
Neutrum.

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