róðr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

    From Proto-Germanic *rōþruz.[1] Compare the verb róa (“to row”).

    Noun

    róðr ?

    1. rowing
    Descendants

    Etymology 2

      From Proto-Germanic *rōþrą.

      Noun

      róðr ?

      1. rudder

      References

      1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*rōþra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 416

      Further reading

      • Richard Cleasby; Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874), “róðr”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press, page 502
      • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “róðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
      • Jan de Vries (1977) [1957–1960], “róðr”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 3rd edition, Leiden: E[vert] J[an] Brill, →OCLC, page 450.
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