Hrotti

Old Norse Dictionary - hrotti

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrotti" in English.

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

hrotti Old Norse word can mean:

hrotti: a, m., poët. a sword, Edda (Gl.), Lex. poët.: metaph. a coarse, rude fellow; sá inn heimski h., Fms. ii. 161; hinn gamli hrottinn, Grett. 118 A, Karl. 534.

hrotti: COMPDS: hrottalegr, hrottaskapr.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

poët.: poetically.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

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

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