blóta

== 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) (historical) to sacrifice === Noun === blóta n 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) (Germanic paganism, transitive) to worship (with sacrifice) [with accusative] Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar (AM 61 fol manuscript, normalised orthography) (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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== blót n (“ritual feast; sacrifice”) === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “blóta”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 60; also available at the Internet Archive