Rausa

Old Norse Dictionary - rausa

Meaning of Old Norse word "rausa" in English.

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

rausa
að, [Shetl, ruz, to boast], to talk loud and fast; þvíat jafnan rausum vér þat, er vér erum einar, er lítill sannleikr fylgir, Gísl. 99; nú munda ek eigi jafnmart hafa rausat, ef ek hefða vitað, Fb. i. 472, Karl. 397, Stj. 620.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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