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