Hreysi

Old Norse Dictionary - hreysi

Meaning of Old Norse word "hreysi" in English.

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

hreysi Old Norse word can mean:

hreysi: n. and hreysar, f. pl., Fms. v. 70, Jb. 211, n. G. l. i. 14, 431; [Ivar Aasen rös; cp. Dunmail Raise (i. e. Dunmail’s Cairn) in Westmoreland]:—a heap of stones (= Icel. urð), where wild beasts abide, Hým. 35; holt ok hreysar, Fms. v. 70; hölkn eða hreysar, Jb. 211; hangar eðr hreysar, n. G. l. i. 14, 431; þeir drógu í burt líkama hans ok reyrðu í hreysi nokkuru, Fms. v.i. 227; skríða í hreysi, to slink into a den, Hkv. 1. 33, Lv. 61; í hreysum eðr holum, Bárð. 168; liggja í hreysum, Fms. v.. 425; þú liggr þá í hreysum eðr fylgsnum, viii. 157, Konr. 22.

hreysi: 2. in mod. usage = a poor wretched cottage, a hovel.

hreysi: COMPDS: hreysiköttr, hreysivísla.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Konr.: Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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