Rjóðr
Old Norse Dictionary - rjóðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "rjóðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- rjóðr
- n. [ryðja; ried, Schmeller], a ‘clearing,’ open space in a forest, Nj. 130, Ld. 96, Grág. ii. 294, Landn. 43 (v. l.), Ó. H. 135, and passim. rjóðr-höggvinn, part. cut, cleared, Jb. 237.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)