Ryðja

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

ryðja Old Icelandic word can mean:

ryðja

(ryð, rudda, ruddr), v.

ryðja

1) to clear, free (land) from trees (~ markir; hann ruddi lönd í Haukadal);

ryðja

~ götu gegnum skóg, to clear, open a road through a forest;

ryðja

2) to clear, empty;

ryðja

~ búrit, to empty the pantry;

ryðja

~ skip, to unload a ship;

ryðja

~ höfn, to clear the harbour, leave the haven;

ryðja

impers., hvernig skjótt ruddi samnaðinn, how the flock dispersed;

ryðja

3) as a law term, to challenge;

ryðja

~ kvið, dóm, to challenge neighbours, jurors, out of the kviðr, dómr;

ryðja

4) with preps.:

ryðja

~ e-u á e-t, to throw, toss upon (þeir ruddu viðinum á hurðina);

ryðja

~ e-m í brott, to drive away, sweep off;

ryðja

~ sér til ríkis, to clear the way to a kingdom, obtain it by conquest;

ryðja

~ til e-s, to clear the way for a thing, prepare for (ok ruddu þeir til likgraptarins);

ryðja

~ e-u upp, to tear up (þeir ruddu upp jörðu ok grjóti);

ryðja

5) refl., ~st um, to clear one’s way, make great havoc.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᚢᚦᛁᛅ

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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