Hrjóta

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hrjóta

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hrjóta" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

hrjóta Old Icelandic word can mean:

hrjóta
(hrýt; hraut, hrutum; hrotinn), v.
hrjóta
1) to fall, fly, be flung (øxin hraut ór hendi honum); hraut upp hurðin, the door was flung open; eldr hraut ór hlunnunum, fire sprang from the rollers; ~ spœnirnir upp í móti honum, the chips flew up into his face; h. í sundr, to be snapped asunder (í sundur hrutu baugar);
hrjóta
2) to snore (hann svaf ok hraut sterkliga).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛁᚢᛏᛅ

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