Róa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - róa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "róa" in English.

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

róa Old Icelandic word can mean:

róa
(rœ; reri, reyri, røri; róinn), v.
róa
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);
róa
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.;
róa
3) to rock oneself backwards and forwards;
róa
4) recipr., róast at, to pull so as to encounter one another, of two ships in battle.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.

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