Ruða

Old Norse Dictionary - ruða

Meaning of Old Norse word "ruða" in English.

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

ruða: u, f. ravage; Oddr var eigi ruðu-lítill, O. made no small havock, Fas. ii. 255; to this may also belong ruðu-brandar, the ravenous swords, Orkn. 72 (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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