blotan
See also: blötan
Gothic
Romanization
blōtan
- Romanization of 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐍄𐌰𐌽
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *blōtaną. Cognate with Old High German bluozan, Old Norse blóta (Swedish blota), Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐍄𐌰𐌽 (blōtan).
Pronunciation
Verb
blōtan
- to sacrifice (to a god)
- late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
- Se endlefta mōnaþ on ġēare is nemned on ūre ġeþēode blōtmōnaþ for þon þe ūre ieldran, þā hīe hǣðene wǣron, on þām mōnaþ hīe blēoton ā.
- The eleventh month of the year is called 'sacrifice month' in our language because our forefathers, when they were pagan, always sacrificed in this month.
- c. 900, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans
- Hīe sæġdon þām folce þæt heora godu him wǣren ierre, tō þām þæt hīe him þā ġīet swīðor blēoten þonne hīe ǣr dydon.
- They told the public that their gods were angry at them, so they would sacrifice to them even more than they had before.
- late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
Usage notes
- This word was usually used for pagan sacrifices. For sacrifices to the Jewish/Christian god, offrian was used.
Conjugation
Conjugation of blōtan (strong class 7)
infinitive | blōtan | blōtenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | blōte | blēot |
second person singular | blētst | blēote |
third person singular | blētt, blēt | blēot |
plural | blōtaþ | blēoton |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | blōte | blēote |
plural | blōten | blēoten |
imperative | ||
singular | blōt | |
plural | blōtaþ | |
participle | present | past |
blōtende | (ġe)blōten |