Róta

Old Norse Dictionary - róta

Meaning of Old Norse word "róta" in English.

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

róta Old Norse word can mean:

róta: að, [Engl. to rout; Dan. rode; Lat. rōdere, but not borrowed from the Lat. word]:—to rout up, turn up, of swine; er unnsvin róta upp, Eyvind (in a verse); nema túnsvin sé þat er eigi má róta, Grág. ii. 232.

róta: 2. to stir, turn upside down, throw into disorder; with dat., róta sundr, ok róti eldinum sundr, hingað ok þangat. Stj. 330; þeir rótuðu um koll taflinu, to upset the chess-table, Vígl. 17; þá rótar karl saman fénu, he sweeps it into one heap, Sd. 180; hann steypti silfrinu á skjöld sinn, ok rótar í hendi sinni, Fær. 216.

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

Similar entries:

Róta (II)

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

n.: neuter.

dat.: dative.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

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