Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Endr-rjóða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 endr-rjóða

adj. ind. downcast, forlorn; Ketill kvað þá mjök e., K. said that they were much cast down, disheartened, Fas. ii. 16, Fspl. 12; it occurs only in these two passages, see a note of Dr. Scheving to Fspl. l. c., where he says that the word still survives in the east of Icel.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

endr-rjóða

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "endr-rjóða" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fspl.: Forspjalls-ljóð. (A. I.)

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