Ræsta

Old Norse Dictionary - ræsta

Meaning of Old Norse word "ræsta" in English.

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

ræsta Old Norse word can mean:

ræsta: t, [rás], to clear, clean out; ræsta styfldan læk, to clear out the brook which had been ‘stifled’ or dammed up, Dropl. 34.

ræsta: 2. to clean, sweep; ræstu þeir síðan ok ruddu borgina, Bret. 100; konur skolu ræsta húsin ok tjalda, Nj. 175; lét konungr ræsta höllina, vóru þá í brott bornir hinir dauðu, Fas. i. 83, Fb. i. 212; hence comes undoubtedly the mod. ó-ræsti, an unclean, dirty person; as also ó-ristinn, of a person who goes to sleep without undressing, liggja ó-ristinn; þyrptusk menn at honum ok þóttusk eigi vita hvat úræst var, Fms. ii. 160.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

pl.: plural.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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