Blót-hús

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Blót-hús

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 blót-hús

n. a heathen house of worship, sometimes less than the ‘hof,’ used like Christian chapels for private worship, Fms. ii. 263, Ísl. ii. 109: a temple in general, Stj. 391.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛚᚢᛏ-ᚼᚢᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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