Blót-völlr

Old Norse Dictionary - blót-völlr

Meaning of Old Norse word "blót-völlr" (or blót-vǫllr) in English.

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

blót-völlr (blót-vǫllr)
m. a bewitched field; eigi munu vér Nú optar ganga appá b. þinn, Fms. viii. 157.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, blót-völlr may be more accurately written as blót-vǫllr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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