Röðull

Old Norse Dictionary - röðull

Meaning of Old Norse word "röðull" (or rǫðull) in English.

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

röðull Old Norse word can mean:

röðull (rǫðull): m., dat. röðli, poët.:—a halo, glory; verðr hann kórónaðr með gulligum röðli, Sks. 39; skínandi röðull, 41:—the sun, Lex. poët. passim: as also the compd álf-röðull:—röðlar, pl. = the saints; lesi bjartar þeir bækr ok röðla, Merl.

röðull (rǫðull): II. an edge or crest, of a hill, cliff, or the like, freq. in mod. usage-; brekku-röðull, fjalls-r., the crest of a hill, fell.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

poët.: poetically.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Merl.: Merlinus Spa. (A. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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