Blótan

Old Norse Dictionary - blótan

Meaning of Old Norse word "blótan"

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

Old Norse word blótan can mean:blótan

blótan
f. sacrificing, 623. 57.
blótan
II. cursing, swearing, Fms. viii. 293.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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