Rótsetja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - rótsetja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "rótsetja" in Norwegian.

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

rótsetja: rótsetja, v. (tt) 1) lade noget rodfæste sig, skyde Rødder; þat sem þá er eptir afhúsi Juda, man rótsetja sæði (Vulg.mittet radicem deorsum) ok gera há-leitan ávöxt Stj. 64427 (2 Kong. 19, 30);rótsetti hann í skóginum tré ymisligraávaxta (dvs. forskjellige Slags Frugttræer)Heilag. II, 3738 jvf 31 fg; rótsetti hannþá kálgarð í lítilli torfu undir fjallinuHeilag. I, 8525; i figurlig eller religiøsBetydning: gróf hann syndir - órbrjósti manna - ok rótsetti í staðinnást ok elsku &c. Post. 7385; þér ætlitat - upp slíta þá trú, er rótsetist ívárum brjóstum Heilag. I, 10616; afsníðandi löstu, rótsetjandi kraptaverkok hjalpsamlig boðorð skipandi Stat.27116.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚮᛏᛋᚽᛏᛁᛆ
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:

c.: Capitel.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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