soloffer

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From sol (“sun”) +‎ offer (“offer”)

Noun

soloffer n (definite singular solofferet, indefinite plural soloffer, definite plural soloffera)

  1. (religion) sacrifice for the Sun
  2. (folklore) various forms of butter offering for the Sun practised in Sør-Trøndelag

References
  • O.J. Rise (1947) Oppdalsboka, bind 1
  • O.Havdal (1968) Meldal bygdebok: Bygdesoga til ikring 1700
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.