blót·gyðja sb. f. [-u]
(cf. blóðgyðja sb. f.) ?blóðgyðja sb. f. [1]
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hedensk præstinde, heks ⫽ heathen priestess, witch
Hann var blotmadr mikill ok villdi eigi heyra Kristz nafn; af þvi let hann taka Agatham ok selldi hana ⸢blotkonu [var. husfreyio Agat¹ 19; blot gydiv AM 238 II fol 6r18] þeiri er Afrodisia het
~ lat.matronæ
PassAgat 3735 var. ●Agat² 79 → Agat AM 238 II fol 6r18þu bannsett blotgydia matt æigi rada nærr þer kemr daligr daude
cf.hyggr þu hrokkinskinnan at ek uile eiga þig nu sua hundhæidna ok afgamla
37122-23 ÓTFlat 37132Sverdit ... sotti Lepvs dvergr i nidr gongv þat la i orma bæli ok geimdi þat einn blotgydia ... Eingi galldr deyfir *eggiar þessa uapnns
Gibb 169Dóttir Njarðar var Freyja; hon var blótgyðja
Hkrᴵˣ 1316
cf. simplex gyðja (33)
Form.: blot gydiv (2); blotgydia (2); blótgyðja (1);
Gloss.: EJ; ClV; ClVAdd _; ClVErr _; ClVSuppl _; Suppl1 _; Suppl2 _; Finsen _; Fr; FrErr1 _; FrErr2 _; FrErr3 _; LLFrämm _; Hertzb _; HertzbLat _; HertzbTill _; Suppl4 _; Fischer _; Anm _; Bin _; Rím; LP _; Med _; MedComp _; MedSimp _; WN _; AH _; AJ _; deVr _; Fr4 _; NO; Walter _; ÁBlM _; Bl; WPA _;
Genre. (expected): religious works [rel]: 2 (1); historical works [his]: 2 (1); romances [rom]: 1 (1); learned works [div]: 0 (0); family sagas [isl]: 0 (1); legal works [jur]: 0 (0); contemporary sagas [bis]: 0 (0); unclassified [ ]: 0 (0); legendary sagas [fas]: 0 (0); þættir [tot]: 0 (0); charters [dip]: 0 (0);