hlunnroð (ON) noun

This word is a compound of hlunnr ‘roller’ and -roð ‘reddening’ (namely by blood) and refers to an accident whereby a man was squeezed between the ship and the rollers.


being killed under a ship ONorw GuL Mhb

Citation
  • ‘hlunnroð’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/2181
    (12/06/2024)