Rotna

Old Norse Dictionary - rotna

Meaning of Old Norse word "rotna" in English.

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

rotna Old Norse word can mean:

rotna: að, to rot, become putrid; ef hann lætr inni r. mann dauðan, N. G. L. i. 14, K. Á. 70; rotna kvikr, Sks. 457; hér á jörð þó holdið rotni, Pass. 48. 4.

rotna: 2. of hair, to fall off; var af rotnað hár ok skegg, Fb. i. 212.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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