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rœði, n. oar, rudder.
rœðir (gen. -is), m. rower.
rœgja (-ða, -ðr), v. to slander, defame; r. menn saman, to set them by the ears by slander.
rœgsla, f. slander, calumny.
rœki-liga, adv. earnestly, carefully; biðjast fyrir -liga, to pray fervently; halda -liga, to observe strictly;
-ligr, a. true, sincere (-lig iðran).
rœkja (-ta, -tr), v. to reck, heed, take care of; skulu vér r. húðföt vár, let us keep to our hammocks.
rœkt, f. love, affection.
rœkta (að), v. to take care of, regard, keep (r. vel trú sína).
rœktar-leysi, n. negligence.
rœma (-da, -dr), v. to approve of, = róma (allir rœmdu vel mál konungs); r. e-t lítt, to take it coldly (konungr spyrr, ef þeir vildi skírn taka; þeir rœma þat lítt).
rœta (-tta, -ttr), v. (1) r. e-t upp, to root up (r. upp illgresi ór guðs akri); (2) refl., rœtast, to take root, strike root, = rótfestast.
röð (gen. raðar, pl. raðar, raðir), f. voice; með skjálfandi röddu, with a trembling (faltering) voice.
röðull (-s, dat. röðli), m. (1) glory, halo; (2) sun (poet.).
rögg (gen. röggvar, pl. röggvar), f. tuft, shagginess (of the fur of a cloak).
rögn, n. pl. the gods, = regin.
rök, n. pl. (1) reason, ground, origin (nú skal segja, af hverjum rökum heiðnir menn héldu jól); (2) wonder, marvel; forn r., great things of yore; firrist (imperat.) æ forn r. firar, let bygones be bygones; stór r., mighty things, great marvels; tíva r., the life and doings of the gods; þjóða r., origin, creation of mankind; í aldar r., at the end of the world; ragna r., see 'ragnarök'.
røkkva (røkkr, -, røkkvit), v. to grow dark (hann þorði hvergi at fara, þegar er r. tók); er røkkvit var, after nightfall.
rökn, n. pl. = raukn.
røkr, røkkr, n. twilight; ragna r., the twilight of the gods, the end of the world = ragna rök.
røk-samliga, adv. on good authority;
-samligr, a. reasonable, just, true;
-semd, f. reason, authority;
-stólar, m. pl. judgement-seats.
rönd (pl. randir, rendr), f. (1) rim, border (rönd var ór gulli); (2) poet. shield; leggja randir saman, to lay shield against shield; reisa r. við e-m, to raise the shield against one, resist, withstand; (3) stripe (dúkr með gulligum röndum).
röndóttr, a. striped, streaked.
röng (gen. rangar, pl. rengr), f. rib in a ship.
rösk-leikr, m. briskness, boldness;
-liga, adv. gallantly, bravely;
-ligr, a. doughty (var hann allra manna -ligastr);
-mannliga, adv. bravely.
röskóttr, a. = raskóttr (rare).
röskr (acc. röskvan), a. vigorous, doughty, brave (r. maðr).
röskvast (að), v. refl. to ripen, of fruit; to grow up, of man (ok er hann röskvaðist, fekk konungr honum skip).
röskvi, f. = röskleikr.
röst (gen. rastar, pl. rastir), f. a strong current in the sea, race.
röst (gen. rastar, pl. rastir), f. a distance of four or five miles.

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