Hjúp-roði
Old Norse Dictionary - hjúp-roði
Meaning of Old Norse word "hjúp-roði"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hjúp-roði
- a, m. [from A. S. heope, Engl. heps or hips, Dan. hyben], a hectic red colour caused by blood between the skin and flesh, Fél. ix. 223;—so called from the colour of these berrieS.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚢᛒ-ᚱᚢᚦᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fél.
- Félags-rit.