Rotinn
Old Norse Dictionary - rotinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "rotinn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word rotinn can mean:rotinn
- 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.
- 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.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᛏᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- esp.
- especially.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)