Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Blót-haugr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 blót-haugr

m. a sacrificial mound or cairn, cp. N. G. L. i. 18; defined Fms. v. 164; about cairns of that kind among the Perms (Bjarmar), vide Fms. iv. 299, cp. also Hkr. i. 16.

Similar Words

babbl
bág-lundr
bág-ráðr
bág-rækr
BAGALL

Runic Inscription

blót-haugr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "blót-haugr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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