Old Icelandic Dictionary -

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "" in English.

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

Old Icelandic word can mean:

I)
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).
II)
(pl. rœr), f. small clinch-plate, burr (on which a nail is clinched).
III)
= rá, nook, yard.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.
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