Translation of "scapegoat" into Icelandic

blóraböggull, blórabögglar are the top translations of "scapegoat" into Icelandic.

scapegoat verb noun grammar

In the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed. [..]

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  • blóraböggull

    noun masculine

    someone punished for someone else's error(s) [..]

    Over a period of time, one employee might be singled out as a scapegoat.

    Með tímanum gæti einn starfsmaður verið valinn sem blóraböggull.

  • blórabögglar

    masculine

    a goat imbued with the sins of the people

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