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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