Blót-kelda

Old Norse Dictionary - blót-kelda

Meaning of Old Norse word "blót-kelda"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

blót-kelda
u, f. a fen near the heathen temples, in which animals (or men) were killed by drowning, Ísl. (Kjaln. S.) ii. 404.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛚᚢᛏ-ᚴᛁᛚᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Kjaln. S.
Kjalnesinga Saga. (D. V.)
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