Rass

Old Norwegian Dictionary - rass

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "rass" in Norwegian.

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

rass: rass, m. = ars (jvf gd. "ars kaldes detSted hvor Endetarmen gaar ud" Kalkar I, 76b50); er svá frá sagt, at örin flygibeint í rass konunginum ok svá út ummunninn Flat. I 1622; tók Bosi spjótok rak í rass þrælnum ok neðan eptirhonum endilöngum, svá at oddrinn tókút um við herðarnar Fld. III, 21126;höggit úr rofurnar nær föllum við rassupp Fld. I, 8021; þú hafðir bratta leiðok erfiða, ok trautt kann ek at ætla,hversu rassinn mundi sveitast ok erfitthafa orðit í þessi ferð Ljósv. 1913.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᛆᛋᛋ
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:

gd.: gammeldansk.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

v.: Verbum.

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