Höfuð-blót

Old Norse Dictionary - höfuð-blót

Meaning of Old Norse word "höfuð-blót" (or hǫfuð-blót) in English.

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

höfuð-blót (hǫfuð-blót)
n. the chief sacrifice, Hkr. ii. 97, Rb. 412.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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