Hrjóta

Old Norse Dictionary - hrjóta

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrjóta" in English.

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

hrjóta Old Norse word can mean:

hrjóta: pres. hrýt, pl. hrjóta; pret. hraut, 2nd pers. hrauzt, pl. hrutu; subj. hryti; part. hrotinn:—to rebound, fall, fly, be flung, with the notion of shaking or violence; öxin hraut ór hendi honum, Nj. 28, FS. 101; björg hrutu ór stað, Rb. 318; hrutu fyrir borð höfuð ok limir, FmS. i. 171; hraut upp hurðin, vi. 121; annarr hraut í sundr, rent asunder, Hkr. ii. 143; barrarnar hrutu í sundr, were crushed, Sturl. ii. 49; hamrar sprungu en hrutu steinar, Krosskv. 13; vápnin hrutu af upp af skallanum, the swords rebounded from his skull, without hurting him, FmS. xi. 132; förunautar hans hrutu frá, they started back, Fbr. 40; hann blæss í nafars-raufina ok hrjóta spænirnir upp móti honum, Edda 49; en þó hraut þat upp fyrir Þorgrími, at …, that (word) broke forth from Th., he was heard to say, that …, Grett. 120 A.

hrjóta: 2. metaph., eldr hraut ór törgunni, fire started from the target, Korm. 88; eldr hraut ór hlunnunum ok lönd öll skulfu, Edda 38, Gullþ. 9; hryti hár logi hús mín í gögnum, Am. 15; svá sýndist sem dust hryti ór hreinbjálfanum, the dust flew out of the cloak, Fb. ii. 356; hrýtr (sparkled) ór skallanum við höggin, FmS. xi. 132; hraut ór af vætu, it drizzled into a shower, Sturl. iii. 112; hrýtr blóð ór munni eða nösum, Grág. i. 149 new Ed.

hrjóta: B. To snore, a different word, of which the older and better form was rjóta, as shewn by alliteration in old poems, see p. 227: [A. S. hrûtan; Old Engl. rout or rowt; Swed. ryta]:—þá raut við enn reginkunni Baldr í brynju sem björn ryti, Hðm. 26; hann svaf ok hraut sterkliga, Edda 29; sofnar Skrýmir ok hraut fast, id., Grett. 154; konungr hraut mjök, FmS. ii. 139; flagðit hraut ógurliga hátt, Fb. i. 258; sofnar hann þegar fast, ok hraut mikinn, Finnb. 336; hann hraut mjök, FaS. ii. 133, Sturl. ii. 50.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

part.: participle.

pers.: person.

pl.: plural.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

subj.: subjunctive.

v.: vide.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

þ.: þáttr.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)

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