Dísa-blót

Old Norse Dictionary - dísa-blót

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

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

dísa-blót: n. a sacrifice to the disir, Eg. 205, Yngl. S. ch. 33; þar var veizla búin at vetr-nóttum ok gört disablót, Glúm. 336. In early Swed. laws occur disa-þing, a general assembly, held in February, and disa-þings dagher = the day when the d. sat; disn-þings fridher = the peace, sanctity of the d., Schlyter.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Yngl. S.: Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)

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