Hrosti

Old Norse Dictionary - hrosti

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrosti" in English.

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

hrosti: a, m. [Dan. roste; perh. the Engl. roast is akin; in Ivar Aasen roste—the mash]:—the mash in a brewer’s boiler, also the boiler and mash together; fánn h., the shining frothy mash, Stor. 18; whence hrosta-fen, hrosta-brim, n. the hot boiling fluid, Kormak, Arnór; hrosta-búð, f. a beer-shop, D. n. v. 763; hrosta-lúðr, m. a ‘mash-box,’ = the boiler; the word only occurs in poetry.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

perh.: perhaps.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Stor.: Sona-torrek. (A. III.)

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