róðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rōþrą. Compare the verb róa (“to row”).

Noun

róðr ?

  1. rudder

Descendants
  • Icelandic: róður
  • Faroese: róður

References
  • róður inGeir T. Zoëga, A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1910
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