Röta

Old Swedish Dictionary - röta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "röta" (or røta) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so röta may have also been written as røta

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

rötte) ,
*röta nidher , röta ned, förvärva genom (hus)röta, låta förstöras av husröta. efftir thy at hon haffde sitidh lenge i gardenom leghalöss. .. oc rötte nidir husen ATb 2: 63 (1476). Jfr nidherröta.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚯᛏᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.