blote

See also: blöte

English

Verb

blote (third-person singular simple present blotes, present participle bloting, simple past and past participle bloted)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To cure (herrings, etc.) by salting and smoking them; to bloat.

References

• “blote”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Bolte, betol, botel

Danish

Etymology

Revived in the 1800s from Old Norse blóta, from Proto-Germanic *blōtaną, cognate with Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐍉𐍄𐌰𐌽 (blōtan, “to worship”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈb̥loːd̥ə]

Verb

blote (imperative blot, infinitive at blote, present tense bloter, past tense blotede, perfect tense blotet)

1. (Germanic paganism) to make a sacrifice (especially a blood sacrifice by heathens)

Conjugation

Conjugation of blote

active passive present bloter blotes past blotede blotedes infinitive blote blotes imperative blot — participle present blotende past blotet (auxiliary verb have) gerund bloten

References

• “blote” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “blote” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Adjective

blote

1. inflection of bloot:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

blote (present tense blotar, past tense blota, past participle blota, passive infinitive blotast, present participle blotande, imperative blote/blot)

1. alternative form of blóte
2. alternative form of blòte

Noun

blote m or f (definite singular bloten or blota, indefinite plural blotar or bloter, definite plural blotane or blotene)

1. alternative form of blòte

Old English

Verb

blōte

1. first-person singular present indicative of blōtan