blótmaðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From blót (“heathen sacrifice”) +‎ maðr (“man, person”).

Noun

blótmaðr m

1. heathen worshipper, idolater

Declension

  Declension of blótmaðr (strong consonant stem, s-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	blótmaðr	blótmaðrinn	blótmenn	blótmenninir
accusative	blótmann	blótmanninn	blótmenn	blótmennina
dative	blótmanni	blótmanninum	blótmǫnnum	blótmǫnnunum
genitive	blótmanns	blótmannsins	blótmanna	blótmannanna

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “blótmaðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 61; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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