Rót
Old Norse Dictionary - rót
Meaning of Old Norse word "rót"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word rót can mean:rót
- rót
- 1. f. [different from the preceding, perh. akin to hrót, q. v.; Ivar Aasen rot]:—the inner part of the roof of a house, where meat, fish, and stores are hung up; mær nökkur átti erendi at fara í rót upp, þá sá hún liggja á hurðásnum sjau fiska skarpa, Bs. i. 209.
- rót
- 2. n. the tossing, pitching, of an unruly sea; kemr ró eptir hvíldarlaust rót, calm after rough weather, Sks. 235; haf-rót, a violent rolling of the sea.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- perh.
- perhaps.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Ivar Aasen
- Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)