Rotinn

Old Norse Dictionary - rotinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "rotinn" in English.

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

rotinn Old Norse word can mean:

rotinn: adj. [Dan. raadden; Engl. rotten; akin to reyta, q. v.], rotten; var þá líkaminn r. ok ílla þefjaðr, Fb. i. 582; rotið vín, Stj. 367; ær ú-rotnar, loðnar ok lembdar, Grág.: also of paper, vellum.

rotinn: 2. esp. of hair falling off from rottenness; rotið (or rotað) skinn, a hide which has been tanned so that the hair fell off, opp. to rakað skinn, a shorn hide; a nickname, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

esp.: especially.

opp.: opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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