Rauði

Old Norse Dictionary - rauði

Meaning of Old Norse word "rauði" in English.

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

rauði
a, m. red iron-ore, haematite, from which the Norse settlers wrought iron (whence rauða-blástr, m. = the forging of haematite); hann bjó í Dalsminni (in western Icel.), hann blés fyrstr manna rauða á Íslandi. ok var hann af því kallaðr Rauða-Björn, Landn. (Melab.) 71; Skallagrímr var járnsmiðr mikill ok hafði rauða-blástr mikinn á vetrinn, Eg. 141, cp. the description in Sks. 162, 163; for remains of furnaces found in Icel. see Eggert Itin. ch. 575. 719, 720: for the phrase rauða undr, the red wonder Sks. l. c.:—ore, hann (Saturnus) fann ok rauða þann í jörðu er hann blés gull af, Edda (pref.) 148.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.
chapter.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pref.
preface.

Works & Authors cited:

Björn
Biörn Halldórsson.
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Itin.
Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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