Róg

Old Norse Dictionary - róg

Meaning of Old Norse word "róg" in English.

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

róg Old Norse word can mean:

róg: n. in mod. usage rógr, m.; thus, með ríkan róginn mest, BS. ii. 493, in a poem of the 16th century; originally vróg: [Ulf. wrohs = κατηγορία; A. S. wrôht; Germ. räge]:—a slander, Hom. 85, Eb. 60 new Ed.; hróp ok róg, LS. 4; þungligt, geysiligt róg, Gd. 29, 33; berask róg milli, Am. 95; róg íllra manna, Eg. 55; hvert etni þeir hüfðu í um rógit, 59; bera róg þetta fyrir konung, 576; svá fremi skaltú rógit í frammi hafa, Nj. 166; Haraldr lét drepa Þórólf af rógi Hildiriðar-sona, Landn. 55; engi á sök á sönnu rógi, Gþl. 196.

róg: II. in poetry, strife; aldar róg þat hefir æ verit, Hm.; vera e-m at rógi, to be the cause of contention, Hkv. 2. 26, Sky. 2. 5; róg Niflunga, the strife of the Niebelungs, i. e.gold, Bm.; fé veldr frænda rógi, Rkv.; háligt róg, warfare, Orkn. (in a verse); leiða nær rógi, to lead into contention, Hðm.; hjör-róg, málm-róg, = war, Lex. Poët.: as also in many compds, róg-álfr, -apaldr, -birtingar, etc. = a warrior; róg-eisa, -geisli, -linnr, -ský, = a weapon; róg-leikr, -stefna, -þing, = a battle: róg-örr, -starkr, mighty in war (in a Runic inscription in Denmark), epithets to a warrior; róg-segl, a ‘war-sail,’ i. e. a shield, Vellekla; róg-þorn, a ‘war-thorn,’ either a warrior or a weapon, Akv.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

etc.: et cetera.

i. e.: id est.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

Bm.: Bjarka-mál. (A. II.)

Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)

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

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

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

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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