Orrosta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Orrosta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 orrosta

u, f., mod. orosta or orusta, with a single r; in rhymes orrostur þorrinn, Sighvat, shewing that the assimilation had even then taken place: [this word is identical with A. S. eornest = duellum; O. H. G. ernust = pugna: whence Fngl. earnest. Germ. ernst, of which orrosta is an assimilated form, qs. ornosta, see Grimm’s Dict. s. v. ernst]:—a battle, Hm., Nj. 8, Fms. v. 71, vi. 69, in countless instances, for orrosta and bardagi (q. v.) are used indiscriminately.

2 orrosta

2. in local names, Orrostu-hólmr, -hváll, -tangi, Battle-hill, etc., Korm., Eg.

3 orrosta

COMPDS: orrostulaust, orrostuligr, orrostumaðr, orrostuslög, orrostustaðr.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚱᚱᚢᛋᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
etc.: et cetera.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
q. v.: quod vide.
qs.: quasi.
S.: South, Southern.
s. v.: sub verbo.
sing: singular.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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