Rostungr

Old Norse Dictionary - rostungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "rostungr" in English.

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

rostungr: m. a walrus, Edda (Gl.), Grág. ii. 359, SkS. 178, Jb., Fbr. 161: costly things were carved on the teeth, Páls S. ch. 16, Rafn S. ch. 4; and the hide was made into ropes for ships’ rigging (svörðr), cp. SkS., and OroS. in king Alfred’s transl. rostungs-hauss, m., and -tönn, f. a Walrus-tooth, Krók. 34.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

transl.: translation.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Krók.: Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)

Páls S.: Páls Saga. (D. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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