Blót-drykkja
Old Norse Dictionary - blót-drykkja
Meaning of Old Norse word "blót-drykkja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- blót-drykkja
- u, f. a sacrificial feast, Fms. x. 393, cp. Eg. 257.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᚢᛏ-ᛏᚱᚢᚴᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)