Róða

Old Norse Dictionary - róða

Meaning of Old Norse word "róða"

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

Old Norse word róða can mean:róða

róða
u, f. (róði, a, m., Vm. 32, and in the name Róðadrápa below), [a word borrowed from the A. S. rôd; Engl. rood, cp. rod; Germ. ruthe]:—the rood, holyrood, crucifix, FmS. v. 136, 344, 345, viii. 247. Symb. 20, Rb. 370, Hom. 97, Pm. 77, and passim, but only in this eccl. sense.
róða
COMPDS: róðukross, róðukyrtill.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
eccl.
ecclesiastical.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Pm.
Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Symb.
Symbolae. (H. IV.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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