Röðull

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Röðull

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 röðull (rǫðull)

m., dat. röðli, poët.:—a halo, glory; verðr hann kórónaðr með gulligum röðli, Sks. 39; skínandi röðull, 41:—the sun, Lex. Poët. passim: as also the compd álf-röðull:—röðlar, pl. = the saints; lesi bjartar þeir bækr ok röðla, Merl.

2 röðull (rǫðull)

II. an edge or crest, of a hill, cliff, or the like, freq. in mod. usage-; brekku-röðull, fjalls-r., the crest of a hill, fell.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚱᚢᛏᚢᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

dat.: dative.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gl: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
pl.: plural.
poët.: poetical, poetically.

Works & Authors

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Merl.: Merlinus Spa. (A. III.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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