Reiðr

Old Norse Dictionary - reiðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "reiðr" in English.

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

reiðr Old Norse word can mean:

reiðr
1. adj. [ríða], passable on horseback, of a ford, river; var þar reitt at fjörum en eigi at flóðum, Sturl. iii. 33, v. l.; ó-reiðr, impassable on horseback; görði ána úreiða, Bs. 1. 138; hón var óreið, 54, Nj. 63: of weather, fit for travelling, það er ekki reitt veðr; óreitt fyrir stormi, etc.
reiðr
2. adj. ready, clear; allr herr gékk reiðr (thus, not = vreiðr) at Rögnis skeiði, all the host went ‘ready,’ straight towards the sea, Bragi; kömr hann eigi til skips áðr en reiðr (sic) sé rudd, before the ship is made ready for sea (?), N. G. l. i. 335: the word is rare in old writers; mod., hafa e-ð á reiðum höndum, to have ready at hand.

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

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Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
etc.
et cetera.
l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.
L.
Linnæus.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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