Rosti
Old Norse Dictionary - rosti
Meaning of Old Norse word "rosti"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word rosti can mean:rosti
- rosti
- a, m. = rostungr (?), a nickname, Nj., Orkn.
- rosti
- 2. metaph. a rough person, a brawler: mod. rusti, a clown; mikill rusti ertú, Ranzau, Esp. Aib. ix. 15.
- rosti
- COMPDS: rustalegr, rustasneið.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᛋᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Esp.
- Espólin Árbækr Íslands.