Hroði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hroði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚱᚢᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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