Rœða

Old Icelandic Dictionary - rœða

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "rœða" in English.

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

rœða Old Icelandic word can mean:

rœða
I)
rœða
(-dda, -ddr), v.
rœða
1) to speak; r. um e-t, to speak about (konungr rœddi fátt um þessi tíðendi fyrir mönnum); r. við e-n, to speak, talk with one (þá rœddi Höskuldr við Hrút); r. e-t, talk about, discuss (ef þú rœðir þetta mál fyrir konungi);
rœða
2) refl., rœðast við, to converse about (hann sagði henni allt þat, er þeir höfðu við rœðst).
rœða
II)
rœða
f. speech, talk (konungr reiddist mjök við rœður þessar).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᚦᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
f.
feminine.

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