Orrosta

Old Norse Dictionary - orrosta

Meaning of Old Norse word "orrosta" in English.

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

orrosta Old Norse word can mean:

orrosta: u, f., mod. orosta or orusta, with a single r; in rhymes orrostur þorrinn, Sighvat, shewing that the assimilation had even then taken place: [this word is identical with A. S. eornest = duellum; O. H. G. ernust = pugna: whence Fngl. earnest. Germ. ernst, of which orrosta is an assimilated form, qs. ornosta, see Grimm’s Dict. S. v. ernst]:—a battle, Hm., Nj. 8, FmS. v. 71, vi. 69, in countless instances, for orrosta and bardagi (q. v.) are used indiscriminately.

orrosta: 2. in local names, Orrostu-hólmr, -hváll, -tangi, Battle-hill, etc., Korm., Eg.

orrosta: COMPDS: orrostulaust, orrostuligr, orrostumaðr, orrostuslög, orrostustaðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

qs.: quasi.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

etc.: et cetera.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

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