Tjösnu-blót
Old Norse Dictionary - tjösnu-blót
Meaning of Old Norse word "tjösnu-blót" (or tjǫsnu-blót)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tjösnu-blót (tjǫsnu-blót)
- n. a kind of sacrifice or rite to be performed at a wager of battle; með þeim formála sem síðan er eptir hafðr í blóti því er kallat er tjösnu-blót, Korm. l. c.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, tjösnu-blót may be more accurately written as tjǫsnu-blót.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᚢᛋᚾᚢ-ᛒᛚᚢᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)