Rusill

Old Norse Dictionary - rusill

Meaning of Old Norse word "rusill"

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

rusill
m. [cp. Germ. rüssel = a snout], απ. λεγ. in rusill kvæðis, a doggrel poet, Bjarn. (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
cp.
compare.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
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