Róða

Old Norse Dictionary - róða

Meaning of Old Norse word "róða" in English.

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

róða Old Norse word can mean:

róða: u, f. (róði, a, m., Vm. 32, and in the name Róðadrápa below), [a word borrowed from the A. S. rôd; Engl. rood, cp. rod; Germ. ruthe]:—the rood, holyrood, crucifix, FmS. v. 136, 344, 345, viii. 247. Symb. 20, Rb. 370, Hom. 97, Pm. 77, and passim, but only in this eccl. sense.

róða: COMPDS: róðukross, róðukyrtill.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Symb.: Symbolae. (H. IV.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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