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.
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