blotan

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See also: blötan

Gothic

Romanization

blōtan

  1. 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

  1. 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.

Usage notes

  • This word was usually used for pagan sacrifices. For sacrifices to the Jewish/Christian god, offrian was used.

Conjugation