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.)