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.)