Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Blót-spánn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 blót-spánn

m. divining rods or chips used at sacrifices, cp. Tacitus Germ. ch. x, and Amm. Marc. xxxi. 2. in the phrase, fella blót-spán, ramos sortidicos jactare; þá feldi hann b. ok vitraðist svá, at hann skyldi hafa dagráð at berjast, Fagrsk. 40, in the passage of Vellekla (the source of the narrative) the poet uses the word teinn lautar, qs. hlautar-teinn, the rod of the sacrificial blood, cp. the phrase, kjósa hlaut-við, Vsp. 62; and hrista teina, Hým. 1; þá feldi Önundr blótspán til, at hann skyldi verða víss …, Landn. 193; síðan var feldr blótspánn, ok gékk svá fréttin, at…, Fas. i. 526, 452 (Hervar. S.)

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Runic Inscription

blót-spánn

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
qs.: quasi.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Hervar. S.: Hervarar Saga. (C. II.)
Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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