Róðrar-leiði
Old Norse Dictionary - róðrar-leiði
Meaning of Old Norse word "róðrar-leiði"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- róðrar-leiði
- n. a calm, dull sea, so that one has to take to the oars, Eg. 203; þeir tóku r., at first they rowed, Orkn. 412, Bs. i. 520, Grett. 150.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᚦᚱᛅᚱ-ᛚᛁᛁᚦᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)