blótan

See also: blotan and blötan

Old Norse

Etymology

From blóta +‎ -an.

Noun

blótan f (genitive blótanar, plural blótanir)

  1. sacrificing
  2. cursing, swearing

Declension

Declension of blótan (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative blótan blótanin blótanir blótanirnar
accusative blótan blótanina blótanir blótanirnar
dative blótan blótaninni blótunum blótununum
genitive blótanar blótanarinnar blótana blótananna

Descendants

  • Old Gutnish: blotan

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “blótan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 60; also available at the Internet Archive
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