blót
suomi-englanti sanakirjablót englanniksi
blot
A Norse (and modern Heathen) ceremonial offering.
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2009, ''The Ásatrú Edda: Sacred Lore of the North'', The Norroena Society, page 5
- Do you know how to blót? / Do you know how to slaughter?
''Kristni saga'' 11, in 1858, J. Sigurðsson, G. Vigfússon, ''Biskupa sögur'', Volume I. Copenhagen, page 20:
- (..) fyri norðan, þar voru áðr blót ok hörgar.
- (..) ''to the north, there were up to now offerings and personal shrines.''
sharing of food of an offering in a ceremony, feast
''Separate Saga of St. Olaf'' 96, in 1853, P. A. Munch, C. R. Unger, ''Saga Olafs konungs ens Helga''. Copenhagen, page 104:
- En þat er siðr þeirra at hafa blot a havst oc fagna þa vetri, (..)
- ''But it is a custom for them to have a feast at fall and celebrate the winter,'' (..)
offering site, a place to make offerings
''Borgarthings-Christenret'' 24, in 1846, E. Hertzberg, ''Norges gamle love indtil 1387'', Volume I. Christiania, page 383:
- Engi maðr ſkal hafa i huſi ſinu ſtaf eða ſtalla, vit eða blot, (..)
- ''No man shall have in his house a staff or an altar, a charm or an offering site,'' (..)
cursing, an offering for the purpose of seeking vengeance against an other
''Sturlunga saga'', chapter IV, 50, in 1817, Þ. E. Rangel, ''Sturlunga-Saga edr Íslendínga-Saga hin mikla'', Volume I. Copenhagen, page 101:
- (..) snéri hann til dura ok sá fimm menn úti, heyrdi hann þá blot, (..)
- (..) ''he turned to the doors and saw there five men, and then heard cursing,'' (..)