Rolla

Old Norse Dictionary - rolla

Meaning of Old Norse word "rolla"

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

Old Norse word rolla can mean:rolla

rolla
u, f. [for. word; mid. Lat. rotula; Fr. rôle], a roll, scroll, Sturl. iii. 91, Bs. i. 799.
rolla
2. an old lean scurvy ewe.

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

Abbreviations used:

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

Works & Authors cited:

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