Rot
Old Norse Dictionary - rot
Meaning of Old Norse word "rot"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- rot
- n. a concussion of the brain from a blow, as also the stunning or insensibility from such a blow; falla í rot, Korm. 230; hann réttir við ór rotinu, 62; spyrndi Grettir svá fast við eyrun; á tveimr at þeir lágu í roti, Grett. 127; hann sló sveininn í rot, … í því raknaði sveinninn við, Ísl. ii. 421: also the insensibility of a drunkard, rakna ór roti, liggja í roti, Snót 100. rot-högg, n. a staggering, stunning blow.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Snót
- Snót, poems.