Blót-naut

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Blót-naut

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 blót-naut

n. an ox worshipped and enchanted, Hkr. i. 269, Fms. iii. 132, Fas. i. 255; hence in mod. use a mad bull is called blótneyti, n.

2 blót-naut

2. a bull to be sacrificed, a heathen sacrifice connected with the old holmgang, q. v., Eg. 506, cp. Korm. 212, 214, Gísl. 80.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛚᚢᛏ-ᚾᛅᚢᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

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