Reið-gotar

Old Norse Dictionary - reið-gotar

Meaning of Old Norse word "reið-gotar" in English.

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

reið-gotar
m. pl., older form Hreið-gotar, as seen from the alliterations in Vþm. 12; [A. S. Hrêð-gotnan]:—the name of an ancient people. Reiðgota-land, the land of the R., FaS. i. 366, FmS. i. 116.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᛁᚦ-ᚴᚢᛏᛅᚱ
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.
pl.
plural.
R.
Rimur.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Vþm.
Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)
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