Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blót

/bloʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: blot
IPA: /bloʊt/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Norse (and modern Heathen) ceremonial offering.

Example Sentences

"These show us the importance of verbal activity at a blót, specifically verbal activity aimed at producing a result, presumably by means of intervention by the deities."
"In the past, before Christianity spread across Europe, the average blót would generally have involved some sort of animal sacrifice."
"He soon comes back to land, makes a largely undescribed blót sacrifice to Óðinn, and receives confirmation of his god's approval in the flight of two cawing ravens."
"Do you know how to blót? / Do you know how to slaughter?"

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Norse blót.

Inflected Forms

blóts (plural)

Homonyms

bloat

Rhymes With

disease boat end quote end of quote two hundred fifty-sixth note quot. entrecôte

Questions

How do you pronounce blót?: The recorded pronunciation is /bloʊt/.
What does blót mean?: A Norse (and modern Heathen) ceremonial offering.
Where does blót come from?: Learned borrowing from Old Norse blót.

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