Raust

Old Norse Dictionary - raust

Meaning of Old Norse word "raust" in English.

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

raust Old Norse word can mean:

raust: f [Dan. röst], the voice; með fagrligum raustum, Stj. 466; hvárt sem fyrri fylgir raustinni, Mar.; til skírrar raustar, Pr. 475; hann kvað vísu þessa með mikilli raust, Nj. 195; ok beinir svá raustina, Fb. ii. 26; kveða við raust, to ‘sing with the voice,’ i. e. loudly. Eg. 554;, hann kvað dans þenna við raust, Sturl. iii. 317; fögr raust með söng-hljóðum, Fb. ii. 26; fagrar raustir syngjandi manna, Fms. ii. 200; söngraust, id.; grát-r., q. v.

raust: 2. a voice, vote, n. G. l. ii. 468.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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