blóta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "blota"

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• blóte (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse blóta, from Proto-Germanic *blōtaną.

Verb

blóta (present tense blótar, past tense blóta, past participle blóta, passive infinitive blótast, present participle blótande, imperative blóta/blót)

1. (historical) to sacrifice

Noun

blóta n

1. definite plural of blót

References

• “blóta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *blōtaną.

Verb

blóta (singular past indicative blét, plural past indicative blétu, past participle blótinn)

1. (Germanic paganism, transitive) to worship (with sacrifice) [with accusative]
   • Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar (AM 61 fol manuscript, normalised orthography)

     Gestrinn svarar: "Ǫgvaldr var konungr ok hermaðr mikill. Hann blótaði mest kú eina, ok hafði hana með sér hvar sem hann fór, á sjá eðr landi. Þótt honum heilsamligt at drekka jafnan mjǫlk hennar. Ok er sá orðskviðr þaðan er margir hafa, at allt skal fara saman karl ok kýr."

     The guest answers: "Ǫgvaldr was a king and a great warrior. He foremost worshipped a single cow and had her with him whereever he travelled, on sea or on land. He thought it wholesome to constantly be drinking her milk, and thereof is the saying which many know, that 'man and cow should always go together.'

2. (Germanic paganism, transitive) to sacrifice [with dative]

Usage notes

The accusative refers to that which is worshipped, and the dative refers to that which is sacrificed.

Conjugation

Conjugation of blóta — active (strong class 7)

infinitive	blóta
present participle	blótandi
past participle	blótinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	blǿt	blét
2nd-person singular	blǿtr	blézt
3rd-person singular	blǿtr	blét
1st-person plural	blótum	blétum
2nd-person plural	blótið	blétuð
3rd-person plural	blóta	blétu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	blóta	bléta
2nd-person singular	blótir	blétir
3rd-person singular	blóti	bléti
1st-person plural	blótim	blétim
2nd-person plural	blótið	blétið
3rd-person plural	blóti	bléti
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	blót
1st-person plural	blótum
2nd-person plural	blótið

Conjugation of blóta — mediopassive (strong class 7)

infinitive	blótask
present participle	blótandisk
past participle	blótizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	blótumk	blétumk
2nd-person singular	blǿzk	blézk
3rd-person singular	blǿzk	blézk
1st-person plural	blótumsk	blétumsk
2nd-person plural	blótizk	blétuzk
3rd-person plural	blótask	blétusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	blótumk	blétumk
2nd-person singular	blótisk	blétisk
3rd-person singular	blótisk	blétisk
1st-person plural	blótimsk	blétimsk
2nd-person plural	blótizk	blétizk
3rd-person plural	blótisk	blétisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	blázk
1st-person plural	blótumsk
2nd-person plural	blótizk

Conjugation of blóta — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	blóta
present participle	blótandi
past participle	blótaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	blóta	blótaða
2nd-person singular	blótar	blótaðir
3rd-person singular	blótar	blótaði
1st-person plural	blótum	blótuðum
2nd-person plural	blótið	blótuðuð
3rd-person plural	blóta	blótuðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	blóta	blótaða
2nd-person singular	blótir	blótaðir
3rd-person singular	blóti	blótaði
1st-person plural	blótim	blótaðim
2nd-person plural	blótið	blótaðið
3rd-person plural	blóti	blótaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	blóta
1st-person plural	blótum
2nd-person plural	blótið

Conjugation of blóta — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	blótask
present participle	blótandisk
past participle	blótazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	blótumk	blótuðumk
2nd-person singular	blótask	blótaðisk
3rd-person singular	blótask	blótaðisk
1st-person plural	blótumsk	blótuðumsk
2nd-person plural	blótizk	blótuðuzk
3rd-person plural	blótask	blótuðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	blótumk	blótuðumk
2nd-person singular	blótisk	blótaðisk
3rd-person singular	blótisk	blótaðisk
1st-person plural	blótimsk	blótaðimsk
2nd-person plural	blótizk	blótaðizk
3rd-person plural	blótisk	blótaðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	blótask
1st-person plural	blótumsk
2nd-person plural	blótizk

Related terms

• blót n (“ritual feast; sacrifice”)

References

• blóta in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.