Land-reki

Old Norse Dictionary - land-reki

Meaning of Old Norse word "land-reki" in English.

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

land-reki
a, m. a ‘land-wreaker,’ protector of the land, poët. a king, Hkv. 1. 32, Edda (Gl.), Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
poët.
poetically.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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