Rælast

Old Norse Dictionary - rælast

Meaning of Old Norse word "rælast" in English.

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

rælast: dep., in svá mælir Heilagr Andi fyrir munn Davíð konungs, hégómliga ‘ræliz’ margr maðrinn, Post. (Unger) 425, should, we believe, be ‘ræsiz,’ i. e. hræsiz, to vaunt, puff oneself up, see Ps. xxxix. 6.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.: deponent.

i. e.: id est.

Works & Authors cited:

Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

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