Róma

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Róma

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 róma

1. u, f. a weapon, clash, battle, only in poetry, see Lex. Poët.

2 róma

2. að; in the phrase, róma vel eðr ília, to utter assent or dissent by shouting, to applaud or the contrary; en er biskup hafði lokit sínu máli, rómuðu klerkar ok lýðr vel, Bs. i. 740, Fms. i. 208, 288, vii. 8; róma vel at e-u, xi. 270.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᚢᛘᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

bisk
bishop.
f.
feminine.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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