Hróðugr

Old Norse Dictionary - hróðugr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hróðugr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hróðugr
adj. [Ulf. hrôþeigs; A. S. hréðig], triumphant, Vkv. 18, LS. 45: glorious, Gm. 19, Ad. 9, Lex. poët.: as also in poët. compds, vin-h., al-h.: freq. in mod. usage in the sense of boasting, triumphant.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᚢᚦᚢᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
poët.
poetically.
S.
Saga.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ad.
Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Vkv.
Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
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