Ræki-liga

Old Norse Dictionary - ræki-liga

Meaning of Old Norse word "ræki-liga" in English.

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

ræki-liga: adv. [rœkja], earnestly, carefully, sincerely, devotedly; elska r., Greg. 46; biðjask fyrir r., to pray fervently, Orkn. 166; geyma r., K. Á. 104; lifa r., 134; halda r., to observe strictly, 188; hetja söng r., H. E. i. 487; varðveita r., Barl. 148; iðrask r., to repent sincerely; gör r. við dauða menn. Fas. i. 172.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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