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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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rosm-hvalr, m. walrus.
rostungr (-s, -ar), m. walrus.
rot, n. insensibility (from a blow); slá e-n í r., to stun, render senseless by a blow; liggja í roti, to lie stunned.
rota, f. heavy rain (þann dag var á r. mikil; bæði hregg ok r.).
rotinn, a. rotten (var þá líkaminn r.).
rotna (), v. to rot; of hair, to fall off (var af rotnað hár ok skegg).
ró, f. rest, calm, tranquility; gefa ró reiði, to give rest to one's wrath; í ró, at rest, in peace; mega sér hvergi ró eiga í landi, to feel restless, feel no rest anywhere; bíða ró, to be easy, at rest (Gunnhildr lét þat seiða, at Egill skyldi aldri ró bíða á Íslandi).
(pl. rœr), f. small clinch-plate, burr (on which a nail is clinched).
róa (rœ; reri, reyri, røri; róinn), v. (1) to row, pull; hann rœr út í Bjarneyjar, he rows out to the Bearisles; with the boat in dat. (reru þeir skipinu upp í ána); (2) to row out to sea, go fishing, = r. út (þenna morgin bjóst Þ. á sjó at r.); er hann kom þar, vóru allir menn rónir nema Þ., all the men had rowed out fishing except Th.; (3) to rock oneself backwards and forwards; (4) recipr., róast at, to pull so as to encounter one another, of two ships in battle.
róða, f. rood, crucifix.
róði, m. poet. wind, tempest; láta (leggja) e-n fyrir róða, to cast to the winds, forsake one.
róðr (gen. róðrar), m. rowing, pulling (hafa búnar árar til róðrar).
róðra, f. blood, esp. of sacrifice.
róðrar-, gen. from 'róðr';
-ferja, f. row-boat;
-hanzki, m. rowing-glove;
leiði, n. rowing-wind; taka -leiði, to take to rowing;
-skip, n., -skúta, f. ship with oars.
róðr-göltr, m. a kind of war-ram.
róðu-kross, m. crucifix.
rófa, f. the vertebral part of a tail.
róg, n. (1) slander, calumny (sögðu þat mundu vera r. illra manna); bera e-n í r. við e-n, to slander (calumniate) one to a person (sá maðr var borinn í r. við Magnús konung); (2) strife, quarrel; verða e-m at rógi, to be the cause of discord; leiða e-n nær rógi, to lead into feud.
róg-apaldr, m. warrior (poet.);
-berari, -beri, m. slanderer, back-biter;
-girni, f. disposition to slander;
-málmr, m. gold (poet.);
-mæli, n. calumny, slander;
-samr, a. slanderous;
-semi, f. = -girni.
rógs-maðr, m. slanderer.
róg-þorn, n. sword (poet.).
rói, m. rest, repose, pause.
ró-lauss, a. restless (-laust erfiði);
-ligr, a. calm, quiet;
-lífi, n. life of ease;
-lyndr, a. calm of mind.
Róm, n. Róma, f. Rome.
róma, f. poet. battle.
róma (), v. to give assent to by shouting, approve of (þetta ráð var af öllum vel rómat).
Róma-borg, f. the city of Rome;
-ríki, n. the Roman empire;
-vegr, m. the road leading to Rome.
Róm-ferð, f. journey (pilgrimage) to Rome (hann bjóst til Rómferðar);
-ferill, m. a pilgrimage to Rome.
rómr, m. (1) voice (Gizurr var blíðmæltr ok mikill rómrinn); tala með litlum rómi, to speak in a low voice; (2) applause; gøra góðan (mikinn) róm at e-u, to applaud.
Róm-verjar, m. pl. the Romans.
róm-verskr, a. Roman.
rór (ró, rótt), a. calm, composed.
rós (pl. -ir), f. rose.
rósta, f. brawl, riot, tumult.
róstu-maðr, m. rioter;
-mikill, a. riotous, unruly;
-samligr, a. unruly.
rót (pl. rœtr), f. (1) root (var þess ván, at illr ávöxtr mundi koma af illri r.); (2) fig. cause, origin (vera e-s r. or r. undir e-u).
rót, f. the inner part of the roof of a house, where stores are hung up.
rót, n. commotion, stir.
róta (), v. to stir, throw into disorder, with dat.; þeir rótuðu um koll taflinu, they upset the chessboard; þá rótar karl saman fénu, he sweeps the money into one heap.
róta-klumba, -kylfa, f. club.
rótar-tré, n. a tree with the root.
rót-fastr, a rooted, fixed;
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