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Hroði

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Definitions

4 definitions

1 hroði

a, m. [hrjóða II], refuse, offal, Fær. 186; dún-h., refuse of eiderdown; medic. excretion.

2 hroði

2. = hrjá, a rout, riot, Fbr. 8; cp. also hryðja. hroða-vænligr, adj. likely to cause a row, Njarð. 366.

3 hroði

II. metaph. a rough, brutal man.

4 hroði

COMPDS: hroðalega, hroðalegr, hroðamenni, hroðaskapr.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

hroði

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
medic.
medicinally.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
pr.
proper.

Works & Authors

Eluc.
Elucidarium. (F. II.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Njarð.
Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)

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