bluozhus

Old High German

Etymology

*bluoz ((pagan) offering) + hūs (house), equivalent to Old Norse blóthús (sacrificial building). First element from Proto-Germanic *blōtą, whence also Old Norse blót (pagan feast; offering).

Noun

bluozhūs n

  1. heathen temple

Declension

References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
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