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.)
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