Rök-semd

Old Norse Dictionary - rök-semd

Meaning of Old Norse word "rök-semd" (or rǫk-semd)

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

Old Norse word rök-semd can mean:rök-semd

rök-semd (rǫk-semd)
f. reason, authority; hann skynjaði brátt hvílíkrar röksemdar Brandr ábóti var, Bs. i. 681; fyrirbjóða af páfalegu valdi ok röksemd, K. Á. 228: móti röksemd ritninganna, against the authority of Scripture, 230; meiri er röksemd þessarar ritningar, en allr glöggleikr mannlegs skilnings, Stj. 12; hin fyrsta er drottnunar r., … annat er upphafsins r.,20; bióðum vér með valdi ok r. þessa þings, H. E. 469; á mannligar bóklistir ok Guðligar röksemdir, theological learning, 585.
rök-semd (rǫk-semd)
2. so also in mod. usage authority, energy in discharging one’s duty.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, rök-semd may be more accurately written as rǫk-semd.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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