Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HROSTI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 HROSTI

a, m. [Dan. roste; perh. the Engl. roast is akin; in Ivar Aasen roste—the mash]:—the mash in a brewer’s boiler, also the boiler and mash together; fánn h., the shining frothy mash, Stor. 18; whence hrosta-fen, hrosta-brim, n. the hot boiling fluid, Kormak, Arnór; hrosta-búð, f. a beer-shop, D. N. v. 763; hrosta-lúðr, m. a ‘mash-box,’ = the boiler; the word only occurs in poetry.

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Runic Inscription

HROSTI

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
perh.: perhaps.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Stor.: Sona-torrek. (A. III.)

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