Rjóðr

Old Norse Dictionary - rjóðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "rjóðr" in English.

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

rjóðr
n. [ryðja; ried, Schmeller], a ‘clearing,’ open space in a forest, Nj. 130, Ld. 96, Grág. ii. 294, Landn. 43 (v. l.), Ó. H. 135, and passim. rjóðr-höggvinn, part. cut, cleared, Jb. 237.

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

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Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
part.
participle.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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