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 bláta
present participle blátandi
past participle blátinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular blét blét
2nd-person singular blétr blézt
3rd-person singular blétr blét
1st-person plural blátum blétum
2nd-person plural blátið blétuð
3rd-person plural bláta blétu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular bláta bléta
2nd-person singular blátir blétir
3rd-person singular bláti bléti
1st-person plural blátim blétim
2nd-person plural blátið blétið
3rd-person plural bláti bléti
imperative present
2nd-person singular blát
1st-person plural blátum
2nd-person plural blátið
Conjugation of blóta — mediopassive (strong class 7)
infinitive blátask
present participle blátandisk
past participle blátizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular blátumk blétumk
2nd-person singular blézk blézk
3rd-person singular blézk blézk
1st-person plural blátumsk blétumsk
2nd-person plural blátizk blétuzk
3rd-person plural blátask blétusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular blátumk blétumk
2nd-person singular blátisk blétisk
3rd-person singular blátisk blétisk
1st-person plural blátimsk blétimsk
2nd-person plural blátizk blétizk
3rd-person plural blátisk blétisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular blázk
1st-person plural blátumsk
2nd-person plural blátizk
  • blót n (“blood sacrifice”)

References
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