Kinnroði

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kinnroði

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kinnroði" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

kinnroði: kinnroði, m. egentlig Kindens Rødmen ellerRødhed (jvf roði í kinnum Nj. 19 (1301);OH. 21936 se under kinn), men fore-kommer kun brugt om den Rødmen, derfremkaldes ved visse Sindsbevægelser,eller om saadan Sindsbevægelse, som frem-kalder den (jvf SE. II, 1666): 1) Be-skjæmmelse, Skamfuldhed over hvad enhar gjort eller lidt; hann gerði opin-bert með miklum kinnroða, hversuhann hafði gört alla hluti Mar. 111124;gera, valda, mæla e-m kinnroða dvs.gjøre, sige noget hvorved der paafø-res nogen en Beskjæmmelse, som gjørham skamfuld, Stj. 4237; Anecd. 6 (625);Hom. 879. 2) Undseelse, Blyhed, Blu-færdighed; at brott köstuðum öllumkinnroða Post. 84923; þá hluti, semhón huldi áðr með þögn sakir mey-ligs kinnroða, lauk hón nú upp Post.86032.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛁᚿᚿᚱᚮᚦᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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