Rof

Old Norse Dictionary - rof

Meaning of Old Norse word "rof" in English.

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

rof Old Norse word can mean:

rof: n. [rjúfa], a breach, opening; rof á bundinni skjaldborg, Sks. 385; losnaði fylkingin, ok í rofinu gékk Haraldr konungr fram, Fagrsk. 140; var þar mikit rof í fylkingunni, Flóv. 30; sé ek rof á svörtu skýi ok stjörnu staka standa í rofi, Bjarni.

rof: 2. a law term, a retractation, reversal of judgment; lýsa dónn til rofs, Grág. i. 71; stefna dómi til rofs, 108; stefna kaupi til rofs, ii. 242; enda á at dæma rof gjafanna, i. 203; færa rof á festarmál, to repeal, n. G. L. i. 155.

rof: COMPDS: rofsmaðr, rofsmáL.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

L.: Linnæus.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarni: Bjarni Thorarinson.

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

Flóv.: Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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