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

Declension of bluozhūs (neuter a-stem)
case singular plural
nominative bluozhūs bluozhūs
accusative bluozhūs bluozhūs
genitive bluozhūses bluozhūso
dative bluozhūse bluozhūsum
instrumental bluozhūsu —

References

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