Róma-borg
Old Norse Dictionary - róma-borg
Meaning of Old Norse word "róma-borg"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- róma-borg
- f. the city of Rome, Eluc. 50, passim; Rómaborgar keisari, höfðingi, lýðr, the Roman emperor, king, people, Eluc. 50, Fms, vii. 86, 99, 221; Rómaborgar lög, kirkja, the Roman law, church, 645. 98, H. E. i 464; Rómaborgar ríki, the Roman empire, Bs. i. 71; but also
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᛘᛅ-ᛒᚢᚱᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eluc.
- Elucidarium. (F. II.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)