Hrotti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hrotti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hrotti

a, m., poët. a sword, Edda (Gl.), Lex. Poët.: metaph. a coarse, rude fellow; sá inn heimski h., Fms. ii. 161; hinn gamli hrottinn, Grett. 118 A, Karl. 534.

2 hrotti

COMPDS: hrottalegr, hrottaskapr.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚱᚢᛏᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
pr.: proper.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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