Rósta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - rósta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "rósta" in Norwegian.

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

rósta: rósta, f. Strid, Klammeri, Slagsmaal;fœrir karl undir sik stafina ok getr þástirðlat sér á fœtr ok var orðinn mjökmóðr af þessi róstu Mag.* 6430; ereigi hitt, at þú berir á öðrum ok þúvaldir þessi róstu Mag.* 6622; þessaróstu ok vápnabrak heyrðu Baglar -ok grunaði, at úfriðr mundi vera Fm.VIII, 3551; Kolbeinn kvað í hafa gjörztnökkura róstu Flat. III, 45218.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚮᛋᛏᛆ
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:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

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