Rolla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Rolla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 rolla

u, f. [for. word; mid. Lat. rotula; Fr. rôle], a roll, scroll, Sturl. iii. 91, Bs. i. 799.

2 rolla

2. an old lean scurvy ewe.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᚢᛚᛚᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
for.
foreign.
Fr
French in etymologies.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
mid. Lat.
Middle Latin.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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