Blót-naut

Old Norse Dictionary - blót-naut

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

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

blót-naut Old Norse word can mean:

blót-naut: n. an ox worshipped and enchanted, Hkr. i. 269, Fms. iii. 132, Fas. i. 255; hence in mod. use a mad bull is called blótneyti, n.

blót-naut: 2. a bull to be sacrificed, a heathen sacrifice connected with the old holmgang, q. v., Eg. 506, cp. Korm. 212, 214, Gísl. 80.

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

Abbreviations used:

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

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