blóta

See also: blöta

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *blōtaną.

Verb

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

1. (transitive, with accusative) to worship (with sacrifice)
2. (transitive, with dative) to sacrifice

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of blóta — active (strong class 7)

infinitive	blóta
present participle	blótandi
past participle	blátinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	blœt	blét
2nd-person singular	blœtr	blézt
3rd-person singular	blœtr	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	blátizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	blótumk	blétumk
2nd-person singular	blœzk	blézk
3rd-person singular	blœzk	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

Related terms

• blót n (“blood sacrifice”)

References

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