Rösuðr
Old Norse Dictionary - rösuðrMeaning of Old Norse word "rösuðr" (or rǫsuðr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- rösuðr (rǫsuðr)
- m. one who emits; reyks r., poët. ‘reek-vomiter,’ i. e. fire, Ýt.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, rösuðr may be more accurately written as rǫsuðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᛋᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- m.
- masculine.
- poët.
- poetically.