Blót-hús

Old Norse Dictionary - blót-hús

Meaning of Old Norse word "blót-hús" in English.

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.)
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