Reiðask

Old Norse Dictionary - reiðask

Meaning of Old Norse word "reiðask" in English.

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

reiðask: d, qs. vreiðask, [Dan.-Swed. wredes], to be wrath, angry, absol. or with dat.; reiðask e-u or e-m, þá reiddisk Höskuldr, ok var fátt um með þeim bræðrum nökkura hríð, Nj. 2; reiddisk Gunnarr þó fyrir yðra hönd, ok þykkir hann skapgóðr, 68, Ó. H. 167: r. við e-t, Eg. 51, Grág. ii. 146, 147; ef maðr er við þat reiðandi, Sks. 625: r. e-u, Fms. i. 59; konungr reiddisk orðum hennar, vi. 4; r. e-m, fyrir þat reiddusk heiðingar Friðreki biskupi, 268; at eigi reiðisk þú oss, 623. 33.

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

Abbreviations used:

absol.: absolute, absolutely.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

qs.: quasi.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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