ROTINN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ROTINN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ROTINN

adj. [Dan. raadden; Engl. rotten; akin to reyta, q. v.], rotten; var þá líkaminn r. ok ílla þefjaðr, Fb. i. 582; rotið vín, Stj. 367; ær ú-rotnar, loðnar ok lembdar, Grág.: also of paper, vellum.

2 ROTINN

2. esp. of hair falling off from rottenness; rotið (or rotað) skinn, a hide which has been tanned so that the hair fell off, opp. to rakað skinn, a shorn hide; a nickname, Landn.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᚢᛏᛁᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.
vellum: vellum.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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