Rót

Old Norse Dictionary - rót

Meaning of Old Norse word "rót" in English.

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

rót Old Norse word can mean:

rót: 1. f. [different from the preceding, perh. akin to hrót, q. v.; Ivar Aasen rot]:—the inner part of the roof of a house, where meat, fish, and stores are hung up; mær nökkur átti erendi at fara í rót upp, þá sá hún liggja á hurðásnum sjau fiska skarpa, Bs. i. 209.

rót: 2. n. the tossing, pitching, of an unruly sea; kemr ró eptir hvíldarlaust rót, calm after rough weather, Sks. 235; haf-rót, a violent rolling of the sea.

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

Similar entries:

Rót (III)

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

perh.: perhaps.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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