Blót-staðr

Old Norse Dictionary - blót-staðr

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

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

blót-staðr
m. a place of heathen sacrifice, Hom. 175, Hkr. i. 6, Fms. xi. 40, Fagrsk. 29.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fagrsk.
Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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