Undir-rót

Old Norse Dictionary - undir-rót

Meaning of Old Norse word "undir-rót"

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

undir-rót
f. the ‘under-root,’ origin, prime cause of a thing, Grett. 124 A, Sturl. ii. 4, Ó. T. 1, Bs. i. 796, Pass. 16.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Ó. T.
Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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