Ráði

Old Norse Dictionary - ráði

Meaning of Old Norse word "ráði" in English.

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

ráði
a, m. a boar, Edda (Gl.), Skálda 205 (in a verse); as a curse on a Runic stone, ráði tekr þár runsi rúnum þimsum, may the boar take them who confound these Runes! Rafn 165; cp. the phrases, verða at rata, see rati (for verða at ráða?), and verða at gjalti = to run mad, see göltr.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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