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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