blóthús
Old Norse
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *blōtahūsą. Cognate with Old High German bluozhūs.
Noun
editblóthús n (genitive blóthús, plural blóthús)
- (Germanic paganism) heathen temple, sacrificial hut
- Óláfs saga helga, ch. 118
- þá stóð konungr upp ok segir, at Læsir ok á Lóm ok á Vága hafa tekit við kristni ok brotit niðr blóthús sín, ok trúa nú á sannan guð
- Then the king stood up and said that Læsir and those of Lom and Vági had accepted Christianity and torn down their sacrificial huts, and now believe in the true god
- Óláfs saga helga, ch. 118
Declension
edit Declension of blóthús (strong a-stem)
neuter | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | blóthús | blóthúsit | blóthús | blóthúsin |
accusative | blóthús | blóthúsit | blóthús | blóthúsin |
dative | blóthúsi | blóthúsinu | blóthúsum | blóthúsunum |
genitive | blóthús | blóthúsins | blóthúsa | blóthúsanna |
Descendants
editReferences
edit- Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
- “blóthús” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen