Rós
Old Norse Dictionary - rós
Meaning of Old Norse word "rós"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word rós can mean:rós
- rós
- f. (the old writers use the Lat. form rósa, Fms. x. 352; rauðr sem rósa, Stj. 72, Bs. ii), [Lat. rosa]:—a rose; rauðar rósir, Bjarni; eyra-rós, q. v.; frost-rósir. frost-roses.
- rós
- 2. a rosary (?); í fata-búri rósir þrettán ok tuttugu, Dipl. iii. 4, B. K. 84. rósa-vatn, n. rose-water, Stj.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bjarni
- Bjarni Thorarinson.
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- B. K.
- Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)