Kinn-roði

Old Norse Dictionary - kinn-roði

Meaning of Old Norse word "kinn-roði" in English.

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

kinn-roði
a, m. ‘cheek-blushing,’ blush of shame, 655 xx. 3, Hom. 53, Anecd. 6, Stj. 325, Bs. i. 856, Mar., passim; göra e-m kinnroða, to put one to shame, Stj. 423.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Anecd.
Anecdoton. (H. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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