Rúgr

Old Norse Dictionary - rúgr

Meaning of Old Norse word "rúgr" in English.

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

rúgr Old Norse word can mean:

rúgr: m., hý-rógi, Hm. 138, with o as in the Germ.; [A. S. rige; Engl. rye; Germ. rocken; Dan. rug]:—rye, H. E. i. 394, Jb. 375, Bjarn. 28 (in a verse), passim; val-rúgr.

rúgr: COMPDS: rúgákr, rúgbrauð, rúghleifr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

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