Rausn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Rausn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 rausn

and raust, f., prob. a different word, [cp. A. S. ræsn, to which a Norse term rásn would answer better]:—the fore-castle in a ship; aptr frá stafninum ok til austr-rúms var kallat á rausn, þat var skipat berserkjum, Hkr. i. 82; til rausnar, 83 (the verse); þessir vóru á rausn í söxum, Fms. ii. 252, where distinction is made between stafn, rausn, fyrir-rúm, krappa-rúm.

2 rausn

2. of a house, the ‘raising,’ roof, ceiling (?); í stofunni, þeirri er næst stendr steinhúsinu, viðr raustið, D. N. i. 525; else obsolete.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᛅᚢᛋᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
bisk
bishop.
ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
lit
literally.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.
prob
probable, probably.
prob.
probable, probably.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
South, Southern.
sing
singular.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Jd.
Jómsvíkinga-drápa. (A. III.)

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