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Meaning of Old Norse word "" in English.

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

Old Norse word can mean:

1. f. [A. S. row; Germ. ruhe; Dan. ro], rest, calm, quietness, SkS. 235; gefa ró reiði, to give rest to one’s wrath, Karl. 99, Nj. 175; skömm mun ró reiði, Am. 75; at Egill skyldi aldrei ró bíða á Íslandi, Eg. 402; í ró, in rest, in peace, Orkn. 418; sofa í ró, FmS. vii. 317; með kyrð ok með ró (rꜹ Cd.), FmS. x. 405; magna seið, at hann megi sér hvergi ró eiga í landi, feel restless, feel no rest anywhere, Gísl. 116:—medic. relief, honum þótti sér þat helzt til róar, of one sick, FmS. vi. 156.
2. f., pl. rœr, [Scot. roove], the rivet or clinch of a nail; eyri fyrir nagla hvern ok ró á, n. G. l. i. 100; rœrnar í sauminum, 673 A. 60; járnum þeim sem rœr heita, Þorst. Síðu H. 178; hefir bóndi slegit róspöl meitlandi af endanum til sniðs fyrstu róarinnar, Mar.
2. the burr or loose films of iron on the edge of a weapon when over-whetted.

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

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Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Cd.
Codex.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
medic.
medicine, medically.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
L.
Linnæus.
pl.
plural.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Þorst. Síðu H.
Þorsteins Saga Síðu-Hallssonar. (D. II.)
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