Blóta
Old Icelandic Dictionary - blótaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "blóta" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
blóta Old Icelandic word can mean:
- blóta
- I)
- blóta
- (blœt; blét, blétum; blótinn), v.
- blóta
- 1) to worship, to worship with sacrifice, with acc. of that which is worshipped; ~ hof, lund, fors, heiðit goð, álfa, heiðnar vættir, lifandi menn, to worship temple, grove, waterfall, &c.; very rare with dat. (~ goðum);
- blóta
- 2) to sacrifice, with dat. of the object sacrificed (~ mönnum ok fé); absol., ~ til friðar, sigrs, langlífis, árs, byrjar, to make a sacrifice for peace, victory, long life, good season, fair wind.
- blóta
- II)
- blóta
- (að), v.
- blóta
- 1) = ~ (blœt, etc.);
- blóta
- 2) to curse, with dat. = banna (bið þú fyr þeim, er þér ~); absol., to swear;
- blóta
- refl., ~st, to go about swearing.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᚢᛏᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- dat.
- dative.
- absol.
- absolute, absolutely.
- etc.
- et cetera.
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