Ruð-staðr

Old Norse Dictionary - ruð-staðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ruð-staðr" in English.

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

ruð-staðr
m. a cleared place (= ruð), Gþl. 431, (mod. Norse Rustad.)

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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