blótmaðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From blót (“heathen sacrifice”) +‎ maðr (“man, person”).

Noun

blótmaðr m

  1. heathen worshipper, idolater

Declension

Declension of blótmaðr (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative blótmaðr blótmaðrinn blótmenn blótmenninir
accusative blótmann blótmanninn blótmenn blótmennina
dative blótmanni blótmanninum blótmǫnnum blótmǫnnunum
genitive blótmanns blótmannsins blótmanna blótmannanna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “blótmaðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 61; also available at the Internet Archive
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