Rausn
Old Norse Dictionary - rausn
Meaning of Old Norse word "rausn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word rausn can mean:rausn
- 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.
- rausn
- 2. of a house, the ‘raising,’ roof, ceiling (?); í stofunni, þeirri er næst stendr steinhúsinu, viðr raustið, D. N. i. 525; else obsolete.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛅᚢᛋᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- prob.
- probably.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)