Mat-reiða

Old Norse Dictionary - mat-reiða

Meaning of Old Norse word "mat-reiða" in English.

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

mat-reiða Old Norse word can mean:

mat-reiða
1. u, f. the making food ‘ready’ dressing food, doing dairy and pantry work and the like; þat er ekki karla at annask um matreiðu, Nj. 75, Fs. 73, Grág. i. 459, Fas. ii. 76.
mat-reiða
2. d, = matbúa.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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