Hroðinn

Old Norse Dictionary - hroðinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "hroðinn" in English.

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

hroðinn
hroðit, part. of a lost verb [= A. S. hreôdan, to paint], painted, stained, only found once, hroðit sigli, Skv. 3. 47; and in the compd gull-roðinn, q. v.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
part.
participle.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Skv.
Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
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