Ræksni

Old Norse Dictionary - ræksni

Meaning of Old Norse word "ræksni" in English.

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

ræksni Old Norse word can mean:

ræksni: a, m., prob. qs. vræksni, [from ríða = to knit?]:—a mesh; skulu vér leysa ræksna (rexna Cod.) tortrygðar hans, 623. 26; konu svá nakta at aldrei beið á hana ríðanda ræksn (better rærksna), Sd. 188; hann reið á ræxna (acc. pl.) svá sem net eru síðan, Edda i. 182.

ræksni: II. metaph. rœksni, n. a rag riddled with holes like a net, freq. in mod. usage: the gut of a fish, from the mesh-like appearance.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

Cod.: Codex.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

prob.: probably.

qs.: quasi.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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