Rotna
Old Norse Dictionary - rotna
Meaning of Old Norse word "rotna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word rotna can mean:rotna
- rotna
- að, to rot, become putrid; ef hann lætr inni r. mann dauðan, N. G. L. i. 14, K. Á. 70; rotna kvikr, Sks. 457; hér á jörð þó holdið rotni, Pass. 48. 4.
- rotna
- 2. of hair, to fall off; var af rotnað hár ok skegg, Fb. i. 212.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᛏᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)