Rosm-hvalr

Old Norse Dictionary - rosm-hvalr

Meaning of Old Norse word "rosm-hvalr" in English.

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

rosm-hvalr: m. [Ivar Aasen rosmaal; Engl. wal-rus and A. S. bors-hwæl are prob. corrupt forms of the same word: it is not known how the former part of the compd is to be explained]:—a walrus, Jb. 310, K. Þ. K. 112, BS. i. 641; and in local names, Rosmhvala-nes, in Icel., whence Rosm-hvelingar, m. pl. the men from R., Sturl. i. 224: rosm-hvalr and rostungr are synonymous, so that in the Jb. some MSS. have the one word, some the otheR.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

prob.: probably.

R.: Rimur.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

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

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