Róðra
Old Norse Dictionary - róðra
Meaning of Old Norse word "róðra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- róðra
- u, f. [Sansk. rudhira], blood, esp. as it seems sacrificial blood, only used in special phrases; þeir höfðu válkask í róðru ok blóði, Gísl. 67; slátrum sýsliga sjám þá róðru, Am. 19; sýndisk tungl svá sem róðra væri, Bs. i. 145; ok var sjórinn sem á róðru sæi, Fas. i. 156; ok rjóða hann í róðru blótnauts þess er hann blótaði þar sjálfr, Fb. i. 249.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᚦᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- Sansk.
- Sanskrit.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)