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.)
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