Rosta
Old Norse Dictionary - rosta
Meaning of Old Norse word "rosta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word rosta can mean:rosta
- rosta
- u, f. a brawl, riot. Fms. viii. 355, Fb. iii. 452, Mag. 64, 66: the name of a dog, Bs. i. 667.
- rosta
- COMPDS: rostumaðr, rostumikill, rostusamligr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᛋᛏᛅ
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.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Mag.
- Magus Saga. (G. II.)