Blót-hús
Old Norse Dictionary - blót-hús
Meaning of Old Norse word "blót-hús"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- 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.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᚢᛏ-ᚼᚢᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)