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róðer

  • noun [ neuter ]
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róðer, es; n.
An oar, a rudder (i. e. an oar for steering)
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  • Róðr

    tonsa,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 122, 48.
  • Róthor,

      Ep. Gl. 26 d, 29.
  • Róðer

    remus,

      Wrt. Voc. i. 73. 77.
  • Róðres blæd

    palmula,

      48, 15.
  • Ne mæg scip nó stille gestondan, búton hit ankor gehæbbe, oððe mon mid róðrum ongeán tió (

    pull against the stream with oars

    ),
      Past. 58; Swt, 445. 13.
Etymology
[O. H. Ger. ruodar remus, palmula, clavus, gubernaculum.]
Similar entries
v. scip-, steór-róðer, ge-réðru.
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