Rösuðr

Old Norse Dictionary - rösuðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "rösuðr" (or rǫsuðr)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

rösuðr (rǫsuðr)
m. one who emits; reyks r., poët. ‘reek-vomiter,’ i. e. fire, Ýt.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, rösuðr may be more accurately written as rǫsuðr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᛋᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.
poët.
poetically.

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