Hreiðr

Old Norse Dictionary - hreiðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hreiðr" in English.

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

hreiðr: n. [Dan. rede, prob. akin to Ulf. vriþus = ἀγέμη; A. S. vræd; Engl. wreath; Swed. vrad; Dan. vraad;—all meaning a wreath, from vríða, to wreath]:—a bird’s nest, Grág. ii. 346, Gþl. 542, Greg. 55, FmS. vi. 153, Merl. 1. 26, Stj. passim; ara h., an eagle’s nest, Fagrsk. 146: the saying, sá er fuglinn vestr er í sitt h. drítr: hreiðr-böllr, m. a ‘nest-ball,’ an egg, Krók. 64 (in a pun), and hreiðr-balla, að, = eggja = to egg on, id. (a pun).

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

prob.: probably.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Krók.: Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)

Merl.: Merlinus Spa. (A. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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