blot

Blot may refer to:

• Blot (biology), method of transferring proteins, DNA, RNA or a protein onto a carrier.
• In Germanic paganism and Germanic neopaganism, a blót is a sacrifice to the gods or other beings
  • Blot (album), an album by Einherjer, referring to the Germanic practice
• The Blot, a 1921 silent film
• Another name of a trick-taking card game Belot
• Blot (Transformers), a character from the Transformers franchise
• Phantom Blot, a character made by the Walt Disney Company
• Ink blots, as used in the Rorschach test

Blót (Old Norse neuter) was a Norse pagan sacrifice to the Norse gods and the spirits of the land. The sacrifice often took the form of a sacramental meal or feast. Related religious practices were performed by other Germanic peoples, such as the pagan Anglo-Saxons. The blót element of horse sacrifice is found throughout Indo-European traditions, including the Indian, Celtic and Latin traditions.

Das Blót ist das altnordische Opfer, also eine den Göttern gewidmete Kulthandlung.

El blót era el sacrificio que los paganos nórdicos ofrecían a los dioses nórdicos y a los espíritus de la naturaleza (vættir).

Le Blót est le sacrifice dans le paganisme nordique pour les dieux de la mythologie nordique et les elfes. Le blót se déroule au cours d'une cérémonie festive mêlant repas gastronomique et rites religieux. Cette pratique du blót se retrouve dans la culture religieuse des peuples germaniques, dans le paganisme anglo-saxon et chez les Celtes.

Il Blót era un sacrificio pagano dei popoli del Nord Europa alle divinità scandinave e agli elfi. Questo termine è connesso all'inglese "bless" (benedire) e deriva dalla parola "blood" (sangue), un'importante componente nei rituali.