Rot

Old Norse Dictionary - rot

Meaning of Old Norse word "rot" in English.

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

rot: n. a concussion of the brain from a blow, as also the stunning or insensibility from such a blow; falla í rot, Korm. 230; hann réttir við ór rotinu, 62; spyrndi Grettir svá fast við eyrun; á tveimr at þeir lágu í roti, Grett. 127; hann sló sveininn í rot, … í því raknaði sveinninn við, Ísl. ii. 421: also the insensibility of a drunkard, rakna ór roti, liggja í roti, Snót 100. rot-högg, n. a staggering, stunning blow.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Snót: Snót, poems.

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