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place of sacrifice
-maðr, m. heathen 'worshipper, idolater;
-matr, m. food eaten at the sacrificial feasts.
blótnaðr, m. sacrificing to heathen Gods, idolatry.
blót-naut, n. (1) an ox worshipped as in idol; (2) a bull to be sacrificed;
-neyti, n. (rare) = -naut;
-risi, m. a giant worshipped as an idol.
blotskapar-timi, m. the time of heathenism.
blót-skapr (-ar), m. (1) heathen worship, idolatry; (2) things belonginging to worship; (3) sacrifice;
-skógr, m. sacred or sacrificial forest;
-spánn, m. chip used in divination fella -spán, to consult the gods;
-staðr, m. a place of heathen sacrifice;
-stallr, m. heathen or sacrificial altar;
-tré, n. sacred tree;
-stöpull, m. a pillar on which an idol stands;
-trygill, m. small sacrificial trough (trog);
-veizla, f. sacrificial banquet;
-viðr, m. = -lundr;
-villa, f. heathenish or idolatrous heresy;
-vóllr, m. heathen sacrificial field.
blunda (að), v. to shut the eyes (b. báðum augum).
blundr, m. dozing, slumber (occurs as a nickname).
blund-shaka (að), v. to blink with the eyes;
-stafir, m. pl. soporiferous runes; bregða -stöfum, to break the slumber-spells.
blygð, f. shame;
blygða (að), v. to put to shame, seduce.
blygðar-lauss, a. blameless.
blys, n. torch.
blý, n. lead (søkkva sem b.);
-band, n. leaden band;
-kleppr, m. plummet;
-ligr, a. leaden;
-skeyti, n. leaden missile;
-steyptr, pp. cast in lead;
-stika, f. leaden candlestick;
-stokkr, m. leaden box;
-þekja (see þekja), v. to roof with lead;
-þungi, m. leaden weight.
blæja, f. (1). fine coloured cloth (hon hafði knýtt um sik blæju ok vóru í mörk blá); (2) cover of a bed; koma undir eina blæju, to be married; (3) burial sheet (svipti hon blæju af Sigurði) (4) cover of an altar table.
blæju-endi, m. the end of a 'blæja';
-horn, n. corner of a b.;
-hvalr, m. a kind of whale.
blær, m. gentle breeze, puff of air; kenna blæ (to feel a draught) á andliti sér.
bloeða (-dda, -tt), v. to bleed; blœddu nasar hans, he was bleeding, at the nose; impers., e-m blœðir, one bleeds or loses blood (engum blœdi hans manna).
blœsma, a. indecl. at heat (of ewes and goats).
blœti, n. a thing worshiped, idol.
blöðru-sótt, f. stone in the bladder.
blöskra (að), v. to blink with the eyes, to flinch (hann blöskraði ekki) also, impers., e-m blöskrar.
boð, n. (1) bid, offer; bjóða b. fyrir e-n, to make bids or offers for one; hvat er í boði, what is the offer; eiga b. á jörð, to have the right of being offered an estate, before it is sold to another; (2) banquet, wedding feast; hafa e-n í boði sinu, to entertain one at one's feast; fóru þeir allir til boðsins, to the wedding feast; (3) bidding, order, commandment; ganga undir b. e-s, to submit to one's bidding; eptir boði e-s, at or by one's order; (4) message; gera e-m b., to send to one, send one word; a summons, a sign or token of summons, being an arrow, axe or the like to call people to battle or council (hefja boð).
boða (að), v. (1) to announce, proclaim; b. kristni, to preach Christianity; b. helga trú, to proclaim the holy faith; (2) to bid, order, with dat., konungr boðaði honum á sinn fund or til sín, the king bade him come to him; b. e-m saman, to call together, to summon; (3) to bode, signify (hvat þetta mundi b.).
boða-fall, n. dash of a breaker (boði) on a reef or shoal.
boðan, f. announcement, preaching, proclaiming (boðan nafns hans); hátíð dróttinligrar boðanar, the feast of the Annunciation.
boðanar-nótt, f., -nótt sællar guðs móður Marie, the night before the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary;
-tíð, f. time of announcement.

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