Aptr-reka

Old Norse Dictionary - aptr-reka

Meaning of Old Norse word "aptr-reka" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

aptr-reka
and aptr-reki, adj. ind. (navig.), verðr a., to be driven back by stress of weather, Landn. 148, BS. i. 76, Grág. i. 274; a. skip, Ann. 1347, BS. Laur. S.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛒᛏᚱ-ᚱᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
n.
neuter.
navig.
navigation.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Laur. S.
Laurentius Saga. (D. III.)
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