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desire to revenge a homicide newly committed;
-ormr, m. poet. 'bloodserpent', sword;
-rauðr, a. blood-red
-rás, f. hemorrhage;
-refill, m. point of a sword;
-reiðr, a. very wrathful (= dreyrrauðr af reiði);
-reitr. m. field of blood;
-rekinn, pp. stained with blood;
-risa, a. indecl. bruised and bloody (blár ok blóðrisa);
-segi or -sigi, m. clot of blood;
-sjúkr, a. dysenteric.
blóðs-litr, m. colour of blood.
blóð-sótt, f. dysentery;
-spýga, f. spitting of blood.
Blóðs-teigr, m.= blóðreitr.
blóð-stjarna, f. the bloody star, Venus;
-stokkinn, pp. bespattered with blood;
-storkinn, a. stiff with gore, gory;
-straumr, m. stream of blood.
blóðs-úthelling, f. shedding of blood.
blóð-tjörn, f. pool of blood.
blóðugr (acc. blóðgan), a. bloody.
blóð-vaka, f. drawing of blood (svá hart, at -vaka yrði); cf. 'vekja e-m blóð';
-varmr. a. warm-blooded;
-ær, f. a ewe fit for slaughter;
-örn, m. 'blood eagle', in the phrase, rísta -örn á baki e-m, a cruel method of putting captured enemies to death in the heathen times;
-øx, f. 'bloody axe', a nickname.
blóm, n. bloom, blossom, flower; fig., í œsku blómi, in the flower of youth.
blóma-kinn, f. 'red cheek', a nickname;
-ligr, a. blooming, shining;
-mikill, a. rich-blossoming.
blómandi, pr. p. blooming, flourishing (b. grös).
blóma-samligr, a. = blómaligr.
blóm-berandi, pr. p., -beranligr, a. bloom-bearing, flourishing.
blómga (að), v. to fertilize; refl., blómgast, to blossom, bloom; fig., to thrive, flourish, prosper (réttir siðir skyldu b. fagrliga um norðrlönd);
blómgaðr, pp. which has blossoms upon it;
blómgan, f. the fact of blooming or flourishing;
blómgandi, pr. p., blómganligr, a. blooming, flourishing.
blómi, m. -blóm; fig., standa (vera) með blóma, miklum blóma, to thrive, prosper, flourish; í blóma aldrs síns, in the flower of his age.
blómstr (-rs), m. = blóm (allan akrsins b.).
blóra-maðr, m. a person to put the blame upon.
blót, n. (1) sacrifice, sacrificial feast or banquet (efna, efla b.); (2) idol worship in general; (3) idol, = blœti (öll b. braut hann niðr); (4) swearing, cursing.
blóta (blœt; blét, blétum; blótinn), v. (1) to worship, to worship with sacrifice, with acc. of that which is worshipped; b. hof, lund, fors, heiðit goð, álfa, heiðnar vættir, lifandi menn, to worship temple, grove, waterfall, &-c.; very rare with dat. (b. goðum); (2) to sacrifice, with dat. of the object sacrificed (b. mönnum ok fé); absol., b. til friðar, sigrs, langlífis, árs, byrjar, to make a sacrifice for peace, victory, long life, good season, fair wind.
blóta (að), v. (1) = blóta (blœt, &c.); (2) to curse, with dat.= 'banna'(bið þú fyr þeim, er þér blóta); absol., to swear; refl., blótast, to go about swearing.
blótan, f. (1) sacrificing; (2) cursing, swearing.
blót-auðigr, a. rich in sacrifices (-auðigt hof);
-biskup, m. heathen priest;
-bolli, m. sacrificial bowl;
-dómr, m. idolatry;
-drykkja, f. sacrificial feast;
-fé, n. sacred or accursed goods.
-girni, f. inclination for idolatry;
-goði, m. heathen sacrificing Priest;
-gröf, f. sacrificial pit;
-guð, n. heathen god;
-gyðja, f. heathen priestess;
-haugr, m. sacrificial mound or cairn;
-hof, n. heathen temple;
-hús, n. heathen house of worship;
-höfðingi, m. heathen chief;
-hörgr, m. stone altar for sacrifice;
-kalfr, m. calf worshipped with sacrifices.
-kennimaðr, m. heathen priest;
-klæði, n. pl. garments worn at sacrifices;
-kona, f. idolatress;
-koppr, m. = bolli;
-lundr, m. sacred grove, heathen

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