[gothic-l] blótlundr coganate

[Alfta]

Greetings all,

I was wondering if anyone knows if there is a Gothic cognate for the Old
Norse “blótlundr” – used to mean a sacred grove.  Turville-Petre says
(quoting from chapter 12 of Myth and Religion of the North – quote
included below) that “alhs” may be related to words meaning “holy
 grove.”  Does anyone have any ideas on this?

regards,

- Alfta
Northvegr: The Northern Way
http://www.northvegr.org <http://www.northvegr.org/>


“It is noteworthy that words used in Germanic languages for ‘place of
worship’ or ‘temple’ often had the meaning ‘grove’ as well. The O.H.G.
harug is rendered in Latin as fanum, lucus, nemus, and the corresponding
O.E. hearg, commonly used for ‘temple’ or ‘idol’, also had the meaning
‘grove’. The O.E. hearu and words related to it alternate between such
meanings as ‘forest, holy grove, temple’. The Gothic alhs (temple) is
said also to be related to words which mean ‘holy grove’. (2)”



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