Ræsir

Old Norse Dictionary - ræsir

Meaning of Old Norse word "ræsir" in English.

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

ræsir Old Norse word can mean:

ræsir: m. [A. S. ræswa], poët. a chief, captain, king, Edda (Gl.), Hkv. Hjörv. 18, Skv. 2. 18, Edda 104. ræsi-maðr, m. a worthy man, Lv. 108.

ræsir: II. = ræsi, a gutter; þat hús er menn kalla náðhús … hann lét ræsirinn horfa í kirkju-staðinn, Safn i. 82.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

poët.: poetically.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Hkv. Hjörv.: Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

Safn: Safn til Sögu Islands.

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