Reið-hestr

Old Norse Dictionary - reið-hestr

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

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

reið-hestr
m. a riding-horse, Bs. i. 138, Nj. 81; opp. to a pack-horse.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
opp.
opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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