Rolla

Old Norse Dictionary - rolla

Meaning of Old Norse word "rolla" in English.

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

rolla Old Norse word can mean:

rolla: u, f. [for. word; mid. Lat. rotula; Fr. rôle], a roll, scroll, Sturl. iii. 91, Bs. i. 799.

rolla: 2. an old lean scurvy ewe.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

for.: foreign.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

mid. Lat.: middle Latin.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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