Rösk-liga
Old Norse Dictionary - rösk-liga
Meaning of Old Norse word "rösk-liga" (or rǫsk-liga)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- rösk-liga (rǫsk-liga)
- adv. deftly, bravely; er svá r. vann at, Nj. 270; r. segir þú, Grett. 155; berjask r., Hkr. i. 342; biskupi fór svá r., Bs. i. 772.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, rösk-liga may be more accurately written as rǫsk-liga.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᛋᚴ-ᛚᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)