Röskvask

Old Norse Dictionary - röskvask

Meaning of Old Norse word "röskvask" (or rǫskvask) in English.

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

röskvask Old Norse word can mean:

röskvask (rǫskvask): að, to grow up, ripen; þar til er sjálf vínberin röskuðusk, Stj. 200; sýndisk mér vísirinn vaxa smám þeim ok vínberin röskvask, Stj.; ef sá randviðr röskvask næði, Stor.; see roskna.

röskvask (rǫskvask): 2. to grow up; ok er hann röskvaðisk fékk konungr honum skip, Fas. iii. 188.

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

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

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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