Hróðugr

Old Norse Dictionary - hróðugr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hróðugr" in English.

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

hróðugr: adj. [Ulf. hrôþeigs; A. S. hréðig], triumphant, Vkv. 18, LS. 45: glorious, Gm. 19, Ad. 9, Lex. poët.: as also in poët. compds, vin-h., al-h.: freq. in mod. usage in the sense of boasting, triumphant.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

poët.: poetically.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ad.: Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

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