Hroði

Old Norse Dictionary - hroði

Meaning of Old Norse word "hroði" in English.

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

hroði Old Norse word can mean:

hroði: a, m. [hrjóða II], refuse, offal, Fær. 186; dún-h., refuse of eiderdown; medic. excretion.

hroði: 2. = hrjá, a rout, riot, Fbr. 8; cp. also hryðja. hroða-vænligr, adj. likely to cause a row, Njarð. 366.

hroði: II. metaph. a rough, brutal man.

hroði: COMPDS: hroðalega, hroðalegr, hroðamenni, hroðaskapr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

medic.: medicine, medically.

n.: neuter.

adj.: adjective.

cp.: compare.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Njarð.: Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)

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