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1 orrosta
f. battle.* * *u, f., mod. orosta or orusta, with a single r; in rhymes orrostur þ orrinn, Sighvat, shewing that the assimilation had even then taken place: [this word is identical with A. S. eornest = duellum; O. H. G. ernust = pugna: whence Fngl. earnest. Germ. ernst, of which orrosta is an assimilated form, qs. ornosta, see Grimm’s Dict. s. v. ernst]:—a battle, Hm., Nj. 8, Fms. v. 71, vi. 69, in countless instances, for orrosta and bardagi (q. v.) are used indiscriminately.2. in local names, Orrostu-hólmr, -hváll, -tangi, Battle-hill, etc., Korm., Eg.COMPDS: orrostulaust, orrostuligr, orrostumaðr, orrostuslög, orrostustaðr.
См. также в других словарях:
eornest — obs. form of earnest … Useful english dictionary
eornest — see eornost … Old to modern English dictionary
Earnest — Ear nest ([ e]r n[e^]st), n. [AS. eornost, eornest; akin to OHG. ernust, G. ernst; cf. Icel. orrosta battle, perh. akin to Gr. orny nai to excite, L. oriri to rise.] Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
In earnest — Earnest Ear nest ([ e]r n[e^]st), n. [AS. eornost, eornest; akin to OHG. ernust, G. ernst; cf. Icel. orrosta battle, perh. akin to Gr. orny nai to excite, L. oriri to rise.] Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
