Hrósa

Old Norse Dictionary - hrósa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrósa" in English.

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

hrósa: að, [Old Engl. and Scot. roose; Dan. rose; Swed. rosa; Ormul. rosen]:—to praise, often with the notion to vaunt, boast, with dat., Vkv. 24, Hbl. 4, Nj. 147, Fms. vi. 239, Hkr. ii. 299, Sks. 229, 743; h. sér, to boast, Karl. 291, Gísl. 37; h. sigri, to triumph, Ann. 1340; með hrósanda sigri, triumphant, Sks. 631; því herfangi er þeir áttu opt at h., to boast of, Fms. x. 253; Saul hrósaði (boasted), at hann hefði vel gört, Sks. 702.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Ormul.: Ormulum.

Scot.: Scottish.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Hbl.: Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

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