Lest-reki

Old Norse Dictionary - lest-reki

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

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

lest-reki
a, m. a ‘caravan-driver,’ a steward, Sturl. i. 74; sendimaðr eða lestreki, iii. 128, Bs. i. 848, 872.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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