Icelandic

Noun

rjóður m ‎(genitive singular rjóðs, no plural)

1. (poetic) one who reddens, smears with blood (used in kennings)

   rjóður branda – warrior, lit. one who reddens swords (with blood)

Declension

Etymology 2

Related to rjóða ‎(“to clear away”).

Noun

rjóður n ‎(genitive singular rjóðurs, nominative plural rjóður)

1. forest clearing, glade
2. a mown spot in an otherwise overgrown field

Declension

Etymology 3

Related to rjóða ‎(“to redden, smear [with blood]”) and rjóður (1); also to rauður ‎(“red”).

Adjective

rjóður ‎(comparative rjóðari, superlative rjóðastur)

1. red, reddish, flushed (in the face)

Inflection