Þorra-blót

Old Norse Dictionary - þorra-blót

Meaning of Old Norse word "þorra-blót"

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

þorra-blót
n. the great sacrifice when Thorri begins (in heathen times), Fas. i. 17.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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