Rostungr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - rostungr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "rostungr" in Norwegian.

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

rostungr: rostungr, m. Hvalros, = rosmhvalr (tri-checus rosmarus L.); nú er þat enneitt kyn eptir -, er rostungr heitir,ok verða þeir at vexti fjórtán alna eðafimtán þeir, sem lengstir verða Kgs.4118; SE. I, 58013; Grág. 51416. Jvf.hann tók þar ok sverðit Rostung, erþá átti Vilhjalmr SturL. I, 36310; varstýrimaðr Þorkell rostungr SturL. I,2104; Ögmundr rostungr DN. III, 17117.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚮᛋᛏᚢᚿᚵᚱ
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.

L.: Linje.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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