Róði

Old Norse Dictionary - róði

Meaning of Old Norse word "róði" in English.

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

róði Old Norse word can mean:

róði: 1. a, m. = róða, Vm. 32. Róða-drápa, u, f. the name of a poem, Ó. H.

róði: 2. a, m., poët. the wind, tempest, represented as a giant; Róða vá-bróðir, the woful brother of R. = the Sea-giant or Egir, StoR.: in prose this ancient word remains in and-róði, a counter-wind, and in the phrase, leggja (or láta) fyrir róða, to cast to the winds, forsake; þvíat ek man eigi, at ek hafa heima-mann minn fyrir róða látið, Lv. 28, Hom. (St.); láta allir ýtar Oðins ætt fyrir róða, Hallfred; at þú látir mik eigi fyr róða, Harms. 53: the mod. láta fyrir óðal (‘fyrir-óða’) is a corruption of ‘fyrir róða.’

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

poët.: poetically.

R.: Rimur.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Stor.: Sona-torrek. (A. III.)

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