Rödd

Old Norse Dictionary - rödd

Meaning of Old Norse word "rödd" (or rǫdd) in English.

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

rödd Old Norse word can mean:

rödd (rǫdd): f., gen. raddar, dat. röddu and rödd, pl. raddir; acc. roddo, as if from radda, Mork. 128; [Ulf. razda = λαλία and γλωσσα; O. H. G. rarta; A. S. reord; the Norse is an assimilated form; rödd and kvöddusk are made to rhyme in Hkr. i, in a verse of the 10th century]:—the voice; raddir ok orð, Stj. 67; hljóð þat er rödd heitir … en annat er eigi er rödd, … rödd er hljóð, Skálda 174; hverrar raddar, SkS. 635; þeir mæltu einni röddu, 656 A. ii. 5; manns rödd, the human voice, 655 xxii. B. 2; með skjálfandi röddu, FmS. viii. 8; kalla kaldri röddu, Akv. 2; kalla hárri röddu, Matth. xxvii. 46, Luke xxiii. 46; stilla röddu, Vkv. 15; ein rödd úr skýinu sagði, Matth. xvii. 5; rödd hrópanda í eyðimörku, John i. 23; röddin niðr af himni, Matth. iii. 17; engla raddir, angels’ voices;—with the notion of music, Skálda; af bar söngr hans ok rödd af öðrum mönnum, BS. i. 127; fögr rödd, sætlig hljóð raddanna, 240:—reina rödd, Hkv. Hjörv.; dýrs rödd, Barl. 56; fugls rödd, FmS. vi. 445.

rödd (rǫdd): COMPDS: raddargrein, raddarstafr, raddartól.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, rödd may be more accurately written as rǫdd.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

dat.: dative.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Hkv. Hjörv.: Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)

Mork.: Morkinskinna. (E. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

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