Rotna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Rotna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 rotna

að, to rot, become putrid; ef hann lætr inni r. mann dauðan, N. G. L. i. 14, K. Á. 70; rotna kvikr, Sks. 457; hér á jörð þó holdið rotni, Pass. 48. 4.

2 rotna

2. of hair, to fall off; var af rotnað hár ok skegg, Fb. i. 212.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᚢᛏᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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