Róta

Old Norse Dictionary - róta

Meaning of Old Norse word "róta"

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

Old Norse word róta can mean:róta

róta
u, f. sleet and storm; var á róta mikil, ok stökk saurr af jörðu, Bs. i. 334; hregg ok róta, 339; hagl eðr drífa eðr róta, Edda 87; róta veðr, Hkr. iii. 315. rótu-sumar, n. a rainy, stormy summer, Ann. 1226.
róta
II. Róta, the name of a goddess who sends storm and rain, Edda 22.

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

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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