Rata

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

rata Old Icelandic word can mean:

rata

(að), v.

rata

1) to travel, roam; r. viða, to travel far (vits er þörf, þeim er víða ratar); fig., r. í e-t, to fall into (misfortune); ek hefi ratat í vandræði míkit, I have fallen into a great strait;

rata

2) to meet wilh find, with acc. (laxa skulu vér veiða, ef vér rötum eigi sauðina); to find the way (ok ratar hann harðla stóra fjallvegu);

rata

3) to collapise, fall down (grjótbjörg gnata, en gífr rata).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛅᛏᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary