blóthús
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Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of blót (“(pagan) sacrifice, sacrificial feast”) + hús (“house”). Cognate with Old High German bluozhūs.
Noun
[edit]blóthús 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 |