Ruða

Old Norse Dictionary - ruða

Meaning of Old Norse word "ruða"

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

ruða
u, f. ravage; Oddr var eigi ruðu-lítill, O. made no small havock, Fas. ii. 255; to this may also belong ruðu-brandar, the ravenous swords, Orkn. 72 (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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